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

• Superior document: New Testament tools, studies, and documents, v. 38
• Author: Keith, Chris.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: New Testament tools, studies and documents ; v. 38.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Materials /; Introduction The Most Popular Story In The Gospels /; Chapter One. A History Of Research On John 8.6, 8 /; Chapter Two. Speaking Of Writing: Kataγpaφω And Γpaφω 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 /; Index Of Ancient Sources /; Index Of Authors /; Index Of Subjects /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-290) and index.
• ISBN: 1282400916; 9786612400919; 9047440196
• ISSN: 0077-8842
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Chris Keith.

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.