Keith, Chris.

The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the literacy of Jesus / by Chris Keith. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 320 pages) : illustrations. - New Testament tools, studies and documents, v. 38 0077-8842 ; . - New Testament tools, studies and documents ; v. 38. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index.

Foreword (Helen K. Bond); Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction The Most Popular Story in the Gospels; Chapter One A History of Research on John 8.6, 8; Chapter Two Speaking of Writing:?ata??af? and??ap? in Hellenistic, Jewish, and New Testament Contexts; Chapter Three Writing and Gradations of Literacy; Chapter Four Scribal Literacy in the New Testament World: The Scribes (and Pharisees) as Text-Brokers; Chapter Five The Pericope Adulterae at John 7.53-8.11: The Location; Chapter Six The Pericope Adulterae at John 7.53-8.11: The Preceding Context of John 7.

This book offers a new interpretation and transmission history of the "Pericope Adulterae," arguing that the an interpolator placed the story at John 7.53-8.11 in order to highlight the claim that Jesus could write (John 8.6, 8) in light of a careful reading of John's Gospel.

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Jesus Christus.


Bible.--John, VII, 53-VIII, 11--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Jesus und die Ehebrecherin
Bibel--Johannesevangelium


Authorship--History.
Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--New Testament.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
Formgeschichte
Literarkritik
Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit
Authorship.


Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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