Category:Adulteress (subject)
According to Christian tradition, an unnamed Adulteress was brought before Jesus of Nazareth, who saved her from stoning.
The Adulteress in ancient sources
The episode of Jesus of Nazareth and the Adulteress is recorded solely in the Gospel of John (7:53-8:11).
The Adulteress in Scholarship
The lack of evidence and the literary nature of the pericope make it impossible to evaluate the historicity of the episode. Scholarly research has concentrated on the philological aspects of the passage and on its theological meaning within the Early Christian tradition.
It is generally recognized that the passage, although in line with many stories in the Gospels and probably primitive, was not part of the original text of the Gospel of John. Its origin and authorship are disputed.
The identification of the Adulteress with Mary Magdalene belongs to later Christian tradition and is not supported by textual evidence.
See Chris Keith, "Recent and Previous Research on the Pericope Adulterae (John 7.53—8.11)," Currents in Biblical Research 6.3 (2008) 377–404; "Pericope adulterae", in F.L. Cross (ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005).
The Adulteress in Fiction
The episode of Jesus and the Adulteress is a popular one both in traditional Christian iconography and in modern fictional works.
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