Tertullianus on the Pericope Adulterae (John 7.53-8.11)
Although Tertullianus is deeply engaged in discussions on Christian marriage, adultery, and on the remission of (grave) sins, he never addressed the story of the woman caught in adultery known today from the Gospel of John. This essay argues that his silence cannot be explained by suppression becaus...
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Language: | English |
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Université Catholique
[2017]
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Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique
Year: 2017, Volume: 112, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 5-34 |
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Summary: | Although Tertullianus is deeply engaged in discussions on Christian marriage, adultery, and on the remission of (grave) sins, he never addressed the story of the woman caught in adultery known today from the Gospel of John. This essay argues that his silence cannot be explained by suppression because of the explosive nature of the story in relation to penitential discipline and to his own views and arguments. Rather, it proposes that the pericope adulterae was unknown in Carthage at his time. |
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ISSN: | 2294-1088 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.RHE.5.113224 |