The Woman Caught in Adultery

The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But…
Bible Ref: Matthew 16-18; Mark 8 & 9; Luke 9; John 7-8

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List of scenes:
The Yeast of the Pharisees
Jesus Heals a Blind Man
Peter's Declaration about Jesus
The Transfiguration
Jesus Heals a Deaf and Dumb Boy
Money from a Fish's Mouth
Become Like a Child
Who is the Greatest?
The Unforgiving Servant
Thunderbolts from Heaven on a Samaritan Village
Counting the Cost
The Temple Guards
The Woman Caught in Adultery

The Woman Caught in Adultery
After the feast had ended Jesus went to the Temple courts at dawn with Andrew. As he sat on the ground, teaching the people, a group of Pharisees pushed their way through bearing a woman. They threw her to the ground before Jesus and gathered around her. Jesus knelt in the dust and began to write in it with his finger.

Pharisee 1: Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. What shall we do with her?
Pharisee 2: According to the Law of Moses, we should stone her.
Pharisee 3: Yes. Stone her!
Pharisee 4: Stone her, stone her...
Andrew: What evidence is there of this charge?
Pharisee 2: Well, she was caught... in adultery... in the act.
Pharisee 3: Red-handed!
Pharisee 4: Red faced as well!
All Pharisees: Yes, stone her, stone her, adulteress!
Andrew: I see, by whom?

There was a hushed silence, the crowd looked from one to another.

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