Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)
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The Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) is the famous New Testament passage recounting Jesus’ encounter with the woman caught in adultery, whose authenticity and original placement in the Gospel of John are widely debated in textual criticism.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pericope adulterae | 2 |
| Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery | 1 |
| Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) canonical | 1 |
| Story of the adulterous woman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T967964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) Context triple: [Textus Receptus, containsReading, Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)]
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A.
Protoevangelium of James
The Protoevangelium of James is a second-century apocryphal gospel that elaborates on the early life of the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, significantly shaping later Christian traditions about Mary and her parents.
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B.
Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
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C.
The Baptism of the Eunuch
The Baptism of the Eunuch is a 1623 biblical history painting by Dutch artist Pieter Lastman depicting the New Testament story of Philip baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch.
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D.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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E.
Trial of Jesus
The Trial of Jesus refers to the series of Jewish and Roman legal proceedings that led to Jesus of Nazareth’s condemnation and crucifixion, as recounted in the New Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) Target entity description: The Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) is the famous New Testament passage recounting Jesus’ encounter with the woman caught in adultery, whose authenticity and original placement in the Gospel of John are widely debated in textual criticism.
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A.
Protoevangelium of James
The Protoevangelium of James is a second-century apocryphal gospel that elaborates on the early life of the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, significantly shaping later Christian traditions about Mary and her parents.
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B.
Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
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C.
The Baptism of the Eunuch
The Baptism of the Eunuch is a 1623 biblical history painting by Dutch artist Pieter Lastman depicting the New Testament story of Philip baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch.
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D.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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E.
Trial of Jesus
The Trial of Jesus refers to the series of Jewish and Roman legal proceedings that led to Jesus of Nazareth’s condemnation and crucifixion, as recounted in the New Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament pericope
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biblical passage ⓘ interpolated passage ⓘ textual variant ⓘ |
| absentFromManuscript |
Codex Sinaiticus
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Codex Vaticanus ⓘ Papyrus 66 ⓘ Papyrus 75 ⓘ |
| attestedInManuscript |
Codex Bezae
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many Byzantine minuscules ⓘ |
| AugustineClaim | some removed the passage fearing it encouraged adultery ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
included in most later Byzantine manuscripts of John
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omitted in earliest extant Greek manuscripts of John ⓘ |
| containsSaying |
He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her
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Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more ⓘ |
| criticalEditionStatus | printed in double brackets in Nestle–Aland Novum Testamentum Graece ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Jesus confronted with a woman accused of adultery
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Jesus refusing to condemn the woman ⓘ Jesus writing on the ground ⓘ accusers leaving one by one ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Woman caught in adultery
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linked to:
Woman taken in adultery
Woman taken in adultery ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Pericope adulterae
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linked to:
Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)
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| influencedArt | numerous paintings and literary works ⓘ |
| influencedDoctrine | Christian teachings on mercy and judgment ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | John 7:53–8:11 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Gospel of John ⓘ |
| isSometimesLocatedIn |
Gospel of Luke
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John 21:25 ⓘ John 7:36–8:12 ⓘ |
| JeromeClaim | found the passage in many Greek and Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
read in many Western lectionaries
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traditionally read in the Roman Catholic lectionary ⓘ used in Eastern Orthodox lectionary with marginal notes ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jesus
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linked to:
Jesus Christ
scribes and Pharisees ⓘ woman caught in adultery ⓘ |
| modernTranslationNote | often bracketed or footnoted in modern Bible translations ⓘ |
| patristicReception |
discussed by Augustine of Hippo
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discussed by Jerome ⓘ rarely commented on by early Greek Church Fathers ⓘ |
| textualStatus |
considered by many scholars to preserve an early authentic Jesus tradition
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widely regarded by modern textual critics as non-original to the Gospel of John ⓘ |
| theme |
application of Mosaic Law
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forgiveness ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ judgment ⓘ mercy ⓘ sin ⓘ |
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Subject: Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) Description of subject: The Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) is the famous New Testament passage recounting Jesus’ encounter with the woman caught in adultery, whose authenticity and original placement in the Gospel of John are widely debated in textual criticism.
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Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)
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linked to: Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)
linked to: Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)
linked to: Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)