Sperry Symp 35th-HowNTCame 8/1/06 9:19 AM Page 323 INDEX Abel, 253 Anderson, Paul N., 188n5 Abraham, 71, 232, 233 Anderson, Richard Lloyd, 92n33, 257n35 Acts of the Apostles, book of: focus of, 5; Anger: teachings on, in Sermon on the dating of, 35; author of, 91n19, Mount, 160; variant readings of, 138n26; is used by Apostolic Fathers, “without a cause,” 161–67; current 266 understanding of, 169–70 Adultery, woman taken in, 14–16, 288n5 Apatheia (passionlessness), 67 Alexander the Great, 229 Apelles, 297 Alexandrian text type: most often Apocalyptic literature, 299–300 represents original text, 82, 100; is Apocrypha, 292, 300–301 split in two, 89n9; textual variants in, Apollos, 6 107nn33, 35; omits “without a cause,” Apostasy: start of, 7, 35; prophecy of, 35; 161–62 scripture altered at time of, 36, 102 Alexandrinus, Codex: date of, 97–98; of Apostles (in median of time), 31, 34 Byzantine text type, 99; is different Apostolic authorship, 253–54 from KJV, 103–4, 107n38 Apostolic Commission, 146 Alexis, 214 Apostolic Constitutions, 12 Allison, Dale C., Jr., 164 Apostolic Fathers: have knowledge of Alma, teachings of, 159–60 New Testament, 96–97, 265–67; Alphabet, 47, 228 differ on anger “without a cause,” Alter, Robert: on literary analysis of 163–65; noncanonical works of, 264 biblical stories, 176; on narration of Aquila, 204n13 Bread of Life discourse, 177; on Arabic, 229 dialogue in Bread of Life discourse, Aramaic, 229 180–81; on conclusion of Bread of Argumentation, in Pauline epistles, 202 Life discourse, 187 Arianism, 85, 250 Ambrose, St., 242 Aristotle, views of, 64–65, 67 American Standard Bible, 167 Arius, 85 323 Sperry Symp 35th-HowNTCame 8/1/06 3:34 PM Page 324 324 Index Articles of Faith, 320n15 Body, in Greek philosophy, 65–66 Athanasius, 11, 250 Bonaventure, brothers, 90n15 Atticus, 213–14 Book of law (book of the covenant), 50 Attridge, Harold W., 257n30 Book of Mormon: reveals plain and Augustine (Apostolic Father), 76n23, 164, precious truths, 39, 310; errors in, 250 159–60; on anger “without a cause,” Authorship, importance of, to NT, 168, 170; has parallel themes to New 253–54 Testament, 311–16; on preservation of records, 317 Bacon, B. W., 146 Brass plates, 53 Bagnall, Roger, 223n9 Bread of Life discourse: literary analysis Bardesanes, 297 of, 176–77; narration of, 177–79; Bar-Kokhba, 215, 225–26n33 lack of action in, 179–80; dialogue Barnabas: as possible author of Hebrews, in, 180–86 6, 249; becomes apostle, 34; New Brown, E. Raymond, 204n12, 248 Testament in writings of, 272–87 Brown, Hugh B., 252 Barnabas, Epistle of, 8, 297 Brown, S. Kent, 140n45 Baruch, 50, 215 Bruce, F. F., 245, 250, 257n30 Basil, 164 Byzantine (or Syrian) text type: Basilides, 297 description of, 82; majority of Greek Basilidians, 152n2 texts are of, 99; scholarly opinion of, Bathsheba, 147 99–100; textual variants in, 107n33 Bauer, Walter, 122n15 Baur, F. C., 288n4, 290–91n28 Caananite woman’s children, 148 Beatitudes, 316 Caesar, Julius, 210 Beatty, Chester: papyri of, are acquired in Caesarean text type, 82; description of, Egypt, 9–10, 25n30, 93; papyri in 101; textual variants in, 107n33 Museum of, 93; papyri are significant Camerarius, J., 89n4 family of manuscripts, 95; Campbell, Alexander, 167 handwriting of, 215; includes epistle Canon: deciding on, 10–12, 56, 267–68; to Hebrews, 248–49 criteria for, 268–70 Bengal, J. A., 99 Cantabrigiensis, 98 Benson, Ezra Taft, 136 Carpocratians, 19 Beza, Theodore: makes edition of Greek Cassian, John, 163, 164, 172n28 New Testament, 89n5, 98; publishes Catalogue of Sixty Canonical Books, 299 Textus Receptus, 99, 173n36 Catholic Church, 21 Bezae, Codex: content of, 98; is Western “Cave of Letters,” 215 text type, 101, 107n31; is different Celsus, 66, 67–68 from KJV, 103–4, 107n32 Centurian, 148 Bible (KJV): is not only acceptable Cerinthus, 297 translation, 94; textual evidence has Chaldean Syrian church, 11 increased for, 99; is holy writ despite Chosen people, 231–33 errors, 145; is based on Textus Christian Church, Early: in later part of Receptus, 173n36. See also New first century, 35; look to texts for Testament (KJV) authority, 54; is confused by variant Biblical books, collecting of, 49 readings of scripture, 102; hears Bishops’ Bible, 165–66 scriptures only, 230. See also Apostasy Black, David Alan, 163 Christian communities, early, 111, 295 Bodmer, Martin, 95 Christians, Jewish, 194–95 Sperry Symp 35th-HowNTCame 8/1/06 9:19 AM Page 325 Index 325 Chromatius, 164 Culpepper, R. Alan, 183, 186 Chrysostom, John, 163 Cuneiforms, 44, 46 Church Administration discourse, 146 Cyprian, 164 Church Fathers. See Apostolic Fathers Cyril, 164 “Church of God”: external evidence of, 80–81, 82–83; internal evidence of, Dahl, Larry E., 130–31 83–85 Damasus, Pope, 16, 172n23 Cicero: letters of, 191, 196; uses scribes, Darby Translation, 167 210–11, 212, 213–14, 217, 221 David, 47 Circumcision, 70, 71–72 Dead Sea Scrolls, 53, 70 Clark, J. Reuben, 135, 140n48, 254 Decretum Gelasianum, 302n5 Claromontanus, Codex (Paul’s letters), is Deissmann, Adolph, 205n17 Western text type, 101, 106n13, Deuteronomy, 227, 239 302n5 Dialogue of the Savior, 296 Claudius, 194 Diaspora Jews, 65–66, 155n32, 229 Clement of Alexandria: charges Gnostics Diatrophes, 107n40 with changing scripture, 19; on Paul Didache: is proto-orthodox, 8, 297; refers as author of Hebrews, 243, 245, 248 to Gospel of Matthew, 129; New Clement of Rome: on deaths of Peter and Testament in writings of, 271–87 Paul, 26n55; on no living apostles, 34; Dionysius, 19, 123, 268 as possible author of Hebrews, 249; Disciples, 2–3 defends orthodox position, 268; Dispensations, 305, 315 New Testament in writings of, Divine embodiment, 65 271–87 Divine impassability, 67 Codex: introduction of, 53–54, 60n47, Docetism, 66 302n15; cycle of causation with, and Doctrine and Covenants, Section 45, textuality, 56 33–34 Collation, 79, 95 Dodd, C. H., 122n15 Colossians: authorship of, 6, 209; circular Dunn, James D. G., 77n38, 152n7 letter to, 196; scribe writes to, 217, 219–20 Ebionites, 13, 152n2 Commandments, writing by, 316–17 Egypt: early writing systems of, 44–45; Conflation, 100 scribal schools of, 46; focuses on Conjectural emendation, 80 textuality, 51 Constantine, commissions Codex Egyptian numbers, 58n15 Sinaiticus, 10, 98, 106n17 Egyptians, Gospel of the, 296 Corinthians: Paul’s letters to, 6, 193, 202, Ehrman, Bart D.: on apocryphal works, 8; 206nn24, 30, 220; scribe writes to, on copies of canonized scripture, 12; 217; Paul quotes Old Testament to, on intentional changes to 234–37 translations, 13, 14; becomes agnostic, Council of Trent, 11 42n31; on becoming a textual critic, Covenantal nomism, 77n38 91n26; on author of Hebrews, 244, Covenant people, 69–70 246, 248 Coverdale, Miles, 166 Election, of God’s people, 231–33 Coverdale Bible, 165–66 Elisabeth, 4 Cowdery, Oliver, 306 Elliott, Mark A., 77n42 Cribiore, Raffaela, 222n4 Emendation, conjectural, 80, 89n4 Cromwell, Thomas, 166 English Standard Version of Bible, 167 Crossan, John Dominic, 179 Enlightenment, 73 Sperry Symp 35th-HowNTCame 8/1/06 9:19 AM Page 326 326 Index Ephesians: authorship of, 6, 209; circular Frede, Michael, 75n2 letter to, 196; length of letter to, Freer Legion, 296 219–20; new vocabulary in, 220 Ephraem, 98 Gaius, 249 Ephraemi Rescriptus, Codex, 98; is Galatians: Paul’s letter to, 111; scribe Byzantine text type, 99; is different writes to, 131, 216–17; have problem from KJV, 103–4, 107n38; “among of false teachers, 192–93; letter to, as the people” in, 155n35 judicial oratory argumentation, 202, Epicureanism, 64, 75n3 203; letter to, addresses faith and Epistle, 205n17 works, 233–34 Epistula Apostolorum, 297 Garrett, H. Dean, 139 Erasmus: produces Greek New Gee, John, 20 Testament, 16, 17, 89n5, 90n15; Genealogical method, of textual criticism, publishes Textus Receptus, 99, 103; 81 uses anger “without a cause,” 166 Genesis, 238 Esau, 232 Geneva Bible, 165–66 Eschatological discourse, 146 Genizah, 51 Essenes, 69, 70 Gentiles: Luke writes to, 4; Matthew Ethics, Christian, 235 frames gospel in context of, 147–49; Ethiopian church, 12 Wise Men as, 155n32 Eusebius: questions some canonical Gnostics: worldview of, 5, 302n6; tamper scripture, 11; produces copies of with scriptures, 19, 294, 295 scripture, 106n17; on Mark writing God, Greek beliefs in, 64–65, 67 down Peter’s words, 136n9; on Gods, Greek, 64 Matthew, 142, 148–49, 152n9; on Goody, Jack, 58n20 anger “without a cause,” 164; on Gospel of Truth, 297 author of Hebrews, 244, 245, 249; on Great and abominable church: takes away desertion of Jerusalem, 288n6 plain and precious things from Evidence: external and internal of textual scriptures, 20, 36–37, 288n5; identity criticism, 80; external, 81–83; of, 20–22, 42n27 internal, 83–86 Great Bible, 165–66 Exile, the, 50–51 Greek language, 229 Ezekiel, 51 Greek New Testaments: produced by Ezra, book of, 51 Erasmus, 16, 17, 89n5; variant readings of, 80; modern, is based on Faith: in Old Testament scriptures, Alexandrian text type, 82; number 233–34; Paul’s writings on, 246; in of, 86, 90n16, 95–96; received text New Testament and Book of of, 90n15; are not in agreement, 95; Mormon, 311–12 exclude some variations, 103; four Fictional literature, 298–99 new versions of, 104 First Jewish Revolt against Rome, 110 Greek Orthodox Church, 11–12 First Presidency (under Joseph F. Smith), Greeks: have different worldview, 62–63, 251–52 72–73; philosophy of, incompatible Food purity, 70 to gospel of Christ, 63–68 Four Gospels: identity of, 3; authorship of, 30–31, 130–34; sources for, 112–18; Hagar, 232 compilation of, 128, 130–34; are used Harmonization, 100 by Apostolic Fathers, 266, 290n20.