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Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the Pericope Adulterae) [a] is considered by many to be a pseudepigraphical [1] [2]: 489 passage found in John 7:53–8:11 [3] of the New Testament. In the passage, Jesus was teaching in the Temple after coming from the Mount of Olives .
John 8 is the eighth chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It continues the account of Jesus' debate with the Pharisees after the Feast of Tabernacles, which began in the previous chapter. Verses 1-11, along with John 7:53, form a pericope which is missing from some ancient Greek manuscripts.
The Woman Taken in Adultery, 1520s by Lorenzo Lotto. The story of the woman taken in adultery is found only in the Gospel of John. In the story, Jesus was teaching in the Temple in Jerusalem. Some scribes and Pharisees interrupted his teaching as they brought in a woman who had been taken in the very act of adultery. [51]
Jesus and the woman taken in adultery is a biblical episode from John 8:1–8:20 where Jesus encounters an adulteress brought before Pharisees and scribes, which has been depicted by many artists. Such a crime was punishable by death by stoning ; however, in the scene, Jesus stoops to write (in Dutch) he that is without sin among you, let him ...
In John 8, the Pharisees challenge Jesus by presenting a woman who they say committed adultery. They point out that the law of Moses clearly states that such a woman ought be stoned, and challenge Jesus to give his opinion as to what should be done.
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery is a series of around thirty paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his studio, in which his son Lucas Cranach the Younger was prominent. It shows the eponymous scene from the Gospel of John (8:1–11) in the New Testament.
In the gospel of John is an account of a woman caught in adultery. Leaders responsible for executing justice brought her to Jesus and asked for his judgment. Jesus clearly identified adultery with sin; however, his statement "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone" did not refer to the precepts of law but to conscience. [21]
The title of the story is taken from John 8:3-11 - The Adulterous Woman, in which a mob brings an adulteress before Jesus for judgment, the usual punishment for adultery being death by stoning. Jesus decrees that the first stone be thrown by one who is free from sin; until eventually no one remains.