This website is dedicated to the study of a very important passage in the Bible, in which Jesus prevents the stoning of a woman who was accused of adultery.
Many of you will be familiar with it. Not only is this story popular, it is one of the most important passages in the Gospel of John.
You can just read the text here: Text for John 8:2-12
or you can read the text of John 8:1-11 with pictures here,
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Throughout its history, many people have tried to discredit this passage, and even remove it from the Bible. However, the passage was attacked for political, rather than scientific reasons. Our goal is to provide the full story regarding the passage, including, previously undiscovered evidence that has a bearing on its authenticity.
For a good introduction to the history
of the verses, try Hodges on 8:1-11.
Even today, in many parts of the world, women continue to be stoned to death for adultery at the hands of ignorant mobs. In some cases, an accusation of 'adultery' is just an excuse for a man to cast away his 'wife' and acquire another.
A longstanding history of misogyny and injustice permeates many societies and cultures. Rarely are victims of this abuse given fair trials or even an opportunity defend themselves. Only religious education, legal strategies and political pressure can combat this injustice.
For more on this aspect of John 8:1-11, see our Help Page.
This website provides resources for researchers and students, who seek reliable historical information on textual criticism, historical evidences, and the Bible. Our focus is New Testament, the Gospel of John, and especially John 8:1-11.
We now have over 100 different onsite articles and pages, with many high-resolution color photos of manuscripts, charts and maps!
Try our page: Top Ten MSS for John for a sample of our storehouse!
We have a non-denominational orientation but do our onsite research from a Christian viewpoint.
For a good introductory commentary on these verses,
try our In-House Commentary!
We also recommend the power commentary here, where the best insights of commentators for the last 500 years have been collected in one handy file: The Best on John 8:1-11.
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This Page Last Updated: Sept. 14 2007