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The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the literacy of Jesus / by Chris Keith.

By: Series: New Testament tools, studies and documents ; v. 38.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 320 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789047440192
  • 9047440196
  • 9789004173941
  • 9004173943
  • 1282400916
  • 9781282400917
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the literacy of Jesus.DDC classification:
  • 226.5/06 22
LOC classification:
  • BS2615.52 .K445 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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