Sentences with phrase «story of the woman caught in adultery»

This is based on the famous story of the woman caught in adultery in John 8 in the bible.

On the first night the story of the woman caught in adultery from the Gospel of St. John is read, followed by a guided meditation in which the retreatants are invited to enter into the woman's experience of shame and despair.

An example of a guilty person facing the wrath of the crowd can be found in the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1 - 11).

In other words, in the cross and resurrection story, the bond between the meaning of the story and what Jesus did is very tight, whereas in the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8: 1 - 11), the story is true whether or not it actually occurred, because it shows us the kind of person that Jesus was.

From what we see in the story of the woman caught in adultery this was not an offense that was treated lightly.

I plan to read it at our Bible discussion group tomorrow night, since we'll be looking at the first part of John 8, the story of the woman caught in adultery.