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Why the addition of the Pericope Adulterae into John 7-8?

Answered by . October 2, 2011 - 3:04 am

The story of the woman caught in adultery (John 7:53-8:11) is not included in some of the earliest manuscripts. It was included by Jerome in his translation of the NT and so was in place c.380, if not earlier. If this section was not originally part of John’s gospel, is it an authentic testimony about […]