THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA New Testament in the Greek Fathers Edited by Michael W. Holmes Number 5 THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA Jean-François Racine THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA Jean-François Racine Atlanta Society of Biblical Literature THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA Jean-François Racine Copyright © 2004 by the Society of Biblical Literature All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions Office, Society of Biblical Literature, 825 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Racine, Jean-Francois. The text of Matthew in the writings of Basil of Caesarea / by Jean-Francois Racine. p. cm. — (Society of Biblical Literature New testament in the Greek fathers ; no. 5) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-58983-116-0 (alk. paper) 1. Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 329-379. 2. Bible. N.T. Matthew—Criticism, Textual. 3. Bible. N.T. Matthew—Quotations, Early. I. Title. II. New Testament in the Greek fathers ; no. 5. BS2575.52.R33 2004b 226.2'0486—dc22 2004000347 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper A Lucien Racine (1920–2002) CONTENTS List of Tables ix Editor’s Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii List of Abbreviations xv Introduction The Need for Investigating Basil of Caesarea’s Quotations of Matthew 1 CHAPTER 1 Basil of Caesarea, Theologian, Ascetic and Bishop 7 CHAPTER 2 Introduction to the Critical Apparatus 27 CHAPTER 3 The Text of the First Gospel in Basil 37 CHAPTER 4 Data Analysis 239 CHAPTER 5 Peculiarities of Basil’s Quotations 271 of the Gospel of Matthew Conclusion 349 Appendix A Uncertain Quotations 353 Appendix B Quotations from de baptismo 371 Appendix C Basil’s Text of Matthew in the Apparatus 391 of NA 27 and UBS4 Bibliography 407 vii LIST OF TABLES 1. Proportional Relationships (%) of All Witnesses to One Another in Matthew (coefficient of confidence: 95%) 2 44 2. Witnesses Ranked according to Proportional Agreement with Basil in Matthew (coefficient of confidence: 95%) 2 48 3. Proportional Relationships of Witnesses with Basil Arranged by Textual Group in Matthew 2 50 4. Basil’s Attestation of Inter-group Readings in Matthew 257 5. Basil’s Attestation of Intra-group Readings in Matthew 260 6. Basil’s Support of Uniform and Predominant Readings That Are Also Distinctive, Exclusive or Primary in Matthew 266 7. Preservation of Uncommon Non-Byzantine Variants 284 ix