PERICOPE ADULTERS.
JOHN 7:53 TO JOHN 8:11. JESUS AND THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF SIN. The
well-known story of the woman taken in adultery has no claim to be
regarded as part of the original text of this gospel. It breaks the
close connexion between John 7 and John 8:12 ff., and in style and
vocabulary it... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 8. FURTHER CONTROVERSY IN JERUSALEM.
John 8:12. The Light of the World; Discourse in the Treasury. If we
remove the _Pericope adulterai_ (John 7:53 to John 8:11, clearly a
later addition, though a genuine piece of gospel tradition, possibly
belonging originally to Lk. and inserted here to illus... [ Continue Reading ]
WARNINGS OF COMING DOOM. But He knows that in the end the rulers must
have their way. He tells the Pharisees that His time is short, and
that they will need Him when it is too late. The Jews are scornful. Is
He thinking of suicide? In answer He emphasizes the gulf which
separates them from Him and H... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTROVERSY WITH THE JEWS WHO BELIEVED. Many are convinced by this
appeal. The following section summarises the teaching by which Jesus
tried to bring the more favourably disposed of the Jewish party to a
fuller faith. If they will make Christ's teaching a real part of their
lives, they will gain th... [ Continue Reading ]