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The story was almost certainly added for the purpose of liberal ideology: if no one without sin can cast the first stone, then the message is that no one should punish or even criticize sinners.
The '''woman caught in adultery''' was brought before [[Jesus]], in a famous [[New Testament]] story.
The '''woman caught in adultery''' was brought before [[Jesus]], in one of the very few apocryphal stories in the [[New Testament]].
Bible commentator Ken Collins suggests:
Bible commentator Ken Collins suggests:
== Historicity ==
== Historicity ==
Historians and scholars agree that the story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11) is not authentic and was added decades later to the Gospel of John by scribes. The only plausible defense that this could actually have happened is that it was a part of the oral tradition of the life of Jesus, prior to the writing of the Gospels. You can also tell that the story was added in later by its style of writing. <sup>2</sup>
Historians and scholars agree that the story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11) is not authentic and was added decades later to the Gospel of John by scribes. The story was almost certainly added for the purpose of liberal ideology: if no one without sin can cast the first stone, then the message is that no one should punish or even criticize sinners. It is also clear from the writing style that this story was added later.<sup>2</sup>
== References ==
== References ==