01-27-2004, 07:44 AM
Food for critical thoght:
Found in John 8
The argument against this is not found in the accusation, but in the laws of moses itself.
If the women was truely caught in adultery, she and her partner would hae been both brought before Yeshua.
To be completely honest, I am still comtemplating the canonicity of this event. I have heard some possible explainations but nevertheless, all of them take away from the plain reading of the text.
Found in John 8
Quote:The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6hey were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
The argument against this is not found in the accusation, but in the laws of moses itself.
Quote:Leviticus 20:10
'If a man commits adultery with another man's wife-with the wife of his neighbor-both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
If the women was truely caught in adultery, she and her partner would hae been both brought before Yeshua.
To be completely honest, I am still comtemplating the canonicity of this event. I have heard some possible explainations but nevertheless, all of them take away from the plain reading of the text.