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Various commentators, preachers and seminary professors have
called for the removal of John 7:53-8:11
– the story about Jesus and the adulteress – to be removed from the Bible,
because it is not in some important early manuscripts, and because, in some
other manuscripts, it is in different locations. In this book I offer the following:
● A case for the genuineness of John 7:53-8:11 ,
● Corrections and clarifications of some well-circulated
falsehoods and misinformation (answering especially some claims spread by Bruce Metzger, Dan Wallace, Bart Ehrman, David Parker, John Piper, and James White),
● An explanation of the simple scribal mechanism that
elicited the loss of the passage in an early transmission-stream,
● An explanation of the influence of lection-cycles that led
to the transference of the passage to other locations – including a consideration of the rarely cited evidence from Palestinian Aramaic texts.
● A refutation of the theory that the passage was a
“floating” anecdote,
● A consideration of Augustine’s theory about why the
passage was removed from the text,
● A thorough review of the relevant external evidence,
including not only Greek manuscripts but also versional and patristic evidence,
● An examination of the internal evidence, and the disruption in the narrative that results when the pericope adulterae is removed, and
● Some brief notes about miscellaneous concerns which have a bearing on the question about John 7:53-8:11 (or upon which the question about John 7:53-8:11 has a bearing) in one way or another.
I have tried to make this digital volume affordable for the
typical Bible student. (The price varies from country to country.) Those for whom
the price is prohibitively high are welcome to request a copy directly from
me.
1 comment:
I highly recommend James's book on the Pericope Adulterae for anyone who is interested in textual criticism. He lays out all the evidence in a sensible, logical manner. As someone who used to take Bruce Metzger and Dan Wallace's expertise (and authority) for granted, I have to admit, James has made me reexamine my position!
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