The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus Hardcover - 2009
by Chris Keith
From the rear cover
Although consistently overlooked or dismissed, John 8.6, 8 in the "Pericope Adulterae" is the only place in canonical or non-canonical Jesus tradition that portrays Jesus as writing. After establishing that John 8.6, 8 is indeed a claim that Jesus could write, this book offers a new interpretation and transmission history of the "Pericope Adulterae." Not only did the pericope s interpolator place the story in John s Gospel in order to highlight the claim that Jesus could write, but he did so at John 7.53 8.11 as a result of carefully reading the Johannine narrative. The final chapter of the book proposes a plausible socio-historical context for the insertion of the story.
Details
- Title The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus
- Author Chris Keith
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 2009-06
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9789004173941 / 9004173943
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Authorship - History, Literacy - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009006844
- Dewey Decimal Code 226.506
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Citations
- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2009, Page 26