As it stands the story is about forgiveness and about hypocrisy (on the part of the scribes and Pharisees). How would the Gospel author have handled the story if both the man and the woman had been brought before Jesus? Could both have been forgiven without appearing to make light of adultery?
Lotta room for ‘what ifs’ in the parables. We can only wonder.
I once knew a Rufus from Virginia. Are you from the Roanoke area?
Lotta room for ‘what ifs’ in the parables. We can only wonder.
I once knew a Rufus from Virginia. Are you from the Roanoke area?