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They tell Jesus that the punishment for someone like her should be stoning, as prescribed by Mosaic Law. [3] [4] [5] Jesus begins to write something on the ground using his finger; when the woman's accusers continue their challenge, he states that the one who is without sin is the one who should cast the first stone at her. The accusers depart ...
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 ...
The Pharisees asked Jesus his opinion on what to do about the woman's adultery; if he expressed a lax opinion, then he would be condemned for his dismissal of Mosaic law, but if he expressed the opinion the Pharisees shared – that the woman should be stoned – then they would prevail.
[46] [52] The woman depicted on the steps of the temple is the widow from the Gospels, whom Jesus described as "more beautiful than marvellous slabs of marble". [ 46 ] [ 53 ] The man on the right side of the painting is Simon of Cyrene , who is to carry the cross for Christ's crucifixion to Golgotha in the future.
It is a free interpretation of the episode of the Gospel of John, when Jesus saved a woman taken in adultery from those who wanted to stone her. Jesus appears at the center of the composition, having the adulteress, wearing a red veil with eyes closed and breasts visible, with her hands folded, begging for mercy, at his feet.
Jesus replied, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" (John 8:3–7). Rembrandt made Jesus appear taller than the other figures and more brightly lit. In contrast, the Jews are "in the dark" and appear lower. Symbolically, Jesus's height represents his moral superiority over those who attempted to trick him.
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The account of the ordeal of bitter water is given in the Book of Numbers: Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him, and a man lies sexually with her, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected; but she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, and ...