To Cast the First Stone - The Transmission of a Gospel Story

Zusatztext "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 " Informationen zum Autor 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 Høgskole in Norway. His books include The Epistle of Jude: Its Text and Transmission . Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung 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

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jennifer Knust, Jennifer Wasserman Knust, Knust Jennifer, Tommy Wasserman, Wasserman Tommy
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780691169880
• ISBN: 978-0-691-16988-0
• Seiten: 464
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis