Earth Accuses Earth: Tracing What Jesus Wrote on the Ground

The story of the woman taken in adultery (John 7:53–8:11) has a long, complex history. Well-known in the Latin West, the story was neglected but not forgotten in the East. Incorporated within Late Antique and Early Medieval Gospel manuscripts, depicted in Christian art, East and West, and included w...

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Authors: Knust, Jennifer (Author) ; Wasserman, Tommy 1970- (Author)
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2010
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2010, Volume: 103, Issue: 4, Pages: 407-446
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