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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of 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: kappaalphataualphagammarho phiomega and gammarho phiomega 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
Chapter Seven: The Pericope Adulterae at John 7.53-8.11: The Narrative Chapter Eight: The Pericope Adulterae at John 7.53-8.11: The (Divine) Grapho-Literacy of Jesus
Chapter Nine: The Historical Context for the Insertion of the Pericope Adulterae into the Gospel of John: A Proposal Conclusion: The Pericope Adulterae in the Early Church Bibliography
