The early text of the New Testament / edited by Charles E. Hill and Michael J. Kruger.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [414]-450) and indexes.Introduction. In search of the earliest text of the New Testament / Charles E. Hill and Michael J. Kruger -- [pt.] I. The textual and scribal culture of early Christianity. The book trade in the Roman Empire / Harry Y. Gamble -- Indicators of 'Catholicity' in early gospel manuscripts / Scott Charlesworth -- Manuscripts and the sociology of early Christian reading / Larry Hurtado -- Early Christian attitudes toward the reproduction of texts / Michael J. Kruger -- [pt.] II. The manuscript tradition. The early text of Matthew / Tommy Wasserman -- The early text of Mark / Peter M. Head -- The early text of Luke / Juan Hernández, Jr. -- The early text of John / Juan Chapa -- The early text of Acts / Christopher Tuckett -- The early text of Paul (and Hebrews) / James R. Royse -- The early text of the Catholic Epistles / J.K. Elliott -- The early text of Revelation / Tobias Nicklas -- 'Where two or three are gathered together' : the witness of the early versions / Peter Williams -- [pt.] III. Early citation and use of New Testament writings. 'In these very words' : methods and standards of literary borrowing in the second century / Charles E. Hill -- The text of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers / Paul Foster -- Marcion and the early New Testament text / Dieter T. Roth -- Justin's text of the gospels : another look at the citations in 1Apol. 15.1-8 / Joseph Verheyden -- Tatian's Diatessaron and the Greek text of the gospels / Tjitze Baarda -- Early apocryphal gospels and the New Testament text / Stanley E. Porter -- Irenaeus's text of the gospels in Adversus haereses / D. Jeffrey Bingham and Billy R. Todd, Jr. -- Clement of Alexandria's gospel citations / Carl P. Cosaert."The Early Text of the New Testament aims to examine and assess from our earliest extant sources the most primitive state of the New Testament text now known. What sort of changes did scribes make to the text? What is the quality of the text now at our disposal? What can we learn about the nature of textual transmission in the earliest centuries? In addition to analysing the textual and scribal culture of early Christianity, this volume explores the textual evidence for all the sections of the New Testament. It also examines the evidence from the earliest translations of New Testament writings and the citations or allusions to New Testament texts in other early Christian writers."--Dust jacket.

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Siemens says board to decide on early CEO departure on July 31

BERLIN (Reuters) - Siemens said late on Saturday that the German engineering group's supervisory board will decide on the early departure of Chief Executive Peter Loescher at its meeting on July 31.

The board will also decide on the appointment of a member of the managing board as new CEO at that time, Siemens said, without providing details.

A majority of the Munich-based company's supervisory board members are in favor of voting out Loescher, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier, adding they wanted finance chief Joe Kaeser to replace him.

(Reporting by Andreas Cremer)

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Wall Street falls in early trade as market takes breather

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 26, 2013.

Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

By Angela Moon

NEW YORK | Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:13am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday as the market took a breather from a recent rally that has taken the S&P 500 up about 18 percent for the year and as investors digested major earnings.

Major U.S. stock indexes have advanced steadily this year with the S&P 500 hitting an all-time high earlier this week. The broad market index has ended higher 13 times in the past 16 sessions.

For the week, the S&P is down about 0.5 percent, its first down week in five, but the benchmark is up 4.8 percent so far this month, its best month since January. The Nasdaq is up 5.4 percent in July so far, its best monthly gain in a year and half.

"There were two days this week, Tuesday and Wednesday, when we came strikingly close to the 1,700 (on the S&P 500) but didn't quite move up. There is profit taking here and there as we face this resistance," said Randy Frederick, director of derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 70.04 points, or 0.45 percent, at 15,472.20. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was down 4.62 points, or 0.27 percent, at 1,681.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 0.34 points, or 0.01 percent, at 3,579.94.

Among the top decliners, Expedia Inc (EXPE.O) shares plunged 23 percent to $50.20, a day after the online travel agency reported a quarterly profit far short of market estimates, due to higher competition and poor performance in its discount website, Hotwire.com.

Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O) shares plunged 17.4 percent to $2.89 a day after the company announced it will largely abandon its efforts to build an online gaming business in the United States.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) shares lost 2.1 percent to $297.14 after its forecast disappointed on income and revenue. Amazon faces with a weaker international market, overshadowing improved profit and economic conditions in the United States.

Starbucks Inc (SBUX.O) shares rose 6 percent to $72.34, a day after the world's biggest coffee chain posted a bigger-than-expected jump in quarterly profit.

As of Thursday's close, 47 percent of the S&P 500 companies reported earnings, and about 68 percent of them have topped profit forecasts, above the historical average of 63 percent. About 56 percent have reported better-than-expected revenue, a rate that is below the historical average.

In M&A news, Vivendi (VIV.PA) plans to sell the bulk of its stake in Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) to the video games maker and its management for $8.2 billion, the French conglomerate's second blockbuster deal in a week.

Activision shares, one of the most traded in early session, were up 14.8 percent to $17.45.

Data showed U.S. consumer sentiment rose in July to the highest level in six years as Americans felt better about the current economic climate, though they expected to see a slower rate of growth in the year ahead. Market reaction was muted.

European shares edged lower on Friday. Germany's DAX .GDAXI market had already unsettled some investors this week with profit warnings from some of its leading companies. .EU

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei share average slid 3 percent and was near a three-week low on Friday, with blue-chip exporters and financials leading declines on the back of a stronger yen and profit-taking. .T

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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Wall Street falls in early trade as market takes breather

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 26, 2013.

Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

By Angela Moon

NEW YORK | Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:13am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday as the market took a breather from a recent rally that has taken the S&P 500 up about 18 percent for the year and as investors digested major earnings.

Major U.S. stock indexes have advanced steadily this year with the S&P 500 hitting an all-time high earlier this week. The broad market index has ended higher 13 times in the past 16 sessions.

For the week, the S&P is down about 0.5 percent, its first down week in five, but the benchmark is up 4.8 percent so far this month, its best month since January. The Nasdaq is up 5.4 percent in July so far, its best monthly gain in a year and half.

"There were two days this week, Tuesday and Wednesday, when we came strikingly close to the 1,700 (on the S&P 500) but didn't quite move up. There is profit taking here and there as we face this resistance," said Randy Frederick, director of derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 70.04 points, or 0.45 percent, at 15,472.20. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was down 4.62 points, or 0.27 percent, at 1,681.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 0.34 points, or 0.01 percent, at 3,579.94.

Among the top decliners, Expedia Inc (EXPE.O) shares plunged 23 percent to $50.20, a day after the online travel agency reported a quarterly profit far short of market estimates, due to higher competition and poor performance in its discount website, Hotwire.com.

Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O) shares plunged 17.4 percent to $2.89 a day after the company announced it will largely abandon its efforts to build an online gaming business in the United States.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) shares lost 2.1 percent to $297.14 after its forecast disappointed on income and revenue. Amazon faces with a weaker international market, overshadowing improved profit and economic conditions in the United States.

Starbucks Inc (SBUX.O) shares rose 6 percent to $72.34, a day after the world's biggest coffee chain posted a bigger-than-expected jump in quarterly profit.

As of Thursday's close, 47 percent of the S&P 500 companies reported earnings, and about 68 percent of them have topped profit forecasts, above the historical average of 63 percent. About 56 percent have reported better-than-expected revenue, a rate that is below the historical average.

In M&A news, Vivendi (VIV.PA) plans to sell the bulk of its stake in Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) to the video games maker and its management for $8.2 billion, the French conglomerate's second blockbuster deal in a week.

Activision shares, one of the most traded in early session, were up 14.8 percent to $17.45.

Data showed U.S. consumer sentiment rose in July to the highest level in six years as Americans felt better about the current economic climate, though they expected to see a slower rate of growth in the year ahead. Market reaction was muted.

European shares edged lower on Friday. Germany's DAX .GDAXI market had already unsettled some investors this week with profit warnings from some of its leading companies. .EU

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei share average slid 3 percent and was near a three-week low on Friday, with blue-chip exporters and financials leading declines on the back of a stronger yen and profit-taking. .T

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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Mothercare Mulls Sale Of Early Learning Centre

Mothercare is considering the sale of its loss-making Early Learning Centre (ELC) chain as it bids to meet a target of restoring its UK operations to profitability by 2015.

Sky News has learnt that Mothercare has been holding talks with potential advisers about a sale in recent weeks, although the company has not yet made a formal decision to offload the specialist retailer of educational toys for young children.

Analysts believe that disposing of the business, which has perennially underperformed during the six years that it has been owned by Mothercare, may be difficult because of its poor track record.

It may, however, appeal to firms which are accustomed to investing in struggling high street chains, such as Hilco, which snapped up HMV for a token price earlier this year.

In a trading update published on Thursday, Mothercare said that it had continued to close stores in the UK amid difficult trading conditions.

"The UK market has been very competitive during the last quarter and we have continued to focus on delivering cash margin," it said.

"In line with our plan, we closed a further 13 loss-making stores (four Mothercare and nine Early Learning Centre) during the first quarter of the year.

"We now have 242 stores (192 Mothercare and 50 Early Learning Centre) in the UK. Space is down 7.7% year-on-year and is reflected in the 7.9% decline in total UK sales for the first quarter."

The talks with banks about a sale of ELC could result in an appointment imminently, with Lazard understood to be in the frame for the role.

Mothercare paid £85m for ELC but is unlikely to recoup anything like that sum if it manages to sell the chain.

The group wants to cash in on the imminent birth of the royal baby with the launch of a range of themed products, Simon Calver, the former Lovefilm executive who now runs Mothercare, said on Thursday.

Mothercare, which has a market value of around £400m, now has a much larger business outside the UK than in its home market. It's share price has rebounded strongly since Mr Calver's arrival.

A Mothercare spokeswoman declined to comment.

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