“Jesus Christ and the Woman Take in Adultery” (1887)
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Isaak Asknaziy (d. 1902)
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This is one of the most famous stories from the life of Christ.
It’s also absent from the most ancient manuscripts of the New Testament. (In some other early manuscripts, it appears after John 7:36, or after John 21:25, or even after Luke 21:38, with some textual variations.)
Does that mean that it’s not authentic?
Not necessarily. But it’s curious.
The story remains a great one, though.
And, beyond dispute, it’s very old.
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