To Cast the First Stone
The Transmission of a Gospel Story
$159.24
- Hardcover
464 pages
- Release Date
20 January 2019
Summary
The story of the woman taken in adultery features a dramatic confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees over whether the adulteress should be stoned as the law commands. In response, Jesus famously states, “Let him who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” To Cast the First Stone traces the history of this provocative story from its first appearance to its enduring presence today.Likely added to the Gospel of John in the third century, the passage is often held up by mod…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691169880 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691169888 |
| Author: | Jennifer Knust, Tommy Wasserman |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 20 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 930g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm |
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Critics Review
”[A] splendid and exhaustive examination… [w]ith scrupulous attention to every scrap of extant evidence.” * Commonweal Magazine *
“This is a careful and rich study. More than that, it illustrates the impressive results that can be gained by adopting a longitudinal approach to the manuscript data and other evidence surrounded an individual pericope. All who read this volume will not only gain insight into the pericope adulterae, more significantly they will learn much about the best practices in the study of the gospels themselves.”—Paul Foster, Journal for the Study of the New Testament
“The work will clearly be the definitive treatment of the history of what came to be an influential part of the Fourth Gospel, showing that what has counted as ‘Scripture’ is not necessarily ‘original.’”—Harold Attridge, Journal of Religious History
“This beautifully produced, clearly written, and carefully edited volume… will clearly be the definitive treatment of the history of what came to be an influential part of the Fourth Gospel, showing that what has counted as ‘Scripture’ is not necessarily ‘original.’—Harold W. Attridge, Journal of Religious History ”
About The Author
Jennifer Knust
Jennifer Knust is associate professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Boston University. Her books include Unprotected Texts: The Bible’s Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire. Tommy Wasserman is professor of Biblical studies at Ansgar Teologiske Hgskole in Norway. His books include The Epistle of Jude: Its Text and Transmission.
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