The Bible In Paintings: ✝️ JESUS, AN ADULTERESS, AND SOME OVERLY EAGER ACCUSERS ✝️ Part 1

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

JESUS, AN ADULTERESS,
AND SOME OVERLY
EAGER ACCUSERS

֎ Featuring 34 Paintings ֎

J O H N
Chapter 8

Jesus appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

“No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and LEAVE YOUR LIFE OF SIN.”

1
ELIZABETH WANG
"Jesus Forgives the Woman Caught in Adultery"

2
VECELLIO TIZIANO
"Christ and the Adulteress"

3
LUCAS CRANACH the Elder
"Christ and the Adulteress"

4
LUCAS CRANACH the Younger
"Christ and the Adulteress"

5
LUCAS CRANACH THE YOUNGER
"Christ and the Adulteress"

6
ROCCO MARCONI
"Christ and the Adulteress"

7
REMBRANDT
"Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery"

8
Detail #1
Source

9
Detail #2
Source

10
TINTORETTO
"Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery"

11
"Christ and the Adulteress"

12
VASILY POLENOV
"Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery"

13
Detail

14
MATTIA PRETI
"Christ and the Adulteress"

15
PIETER BRUEGEL the Elder
"Christ and the Adulteress"

16
NICOLAS POUSSIN
"Christ and the Adulteress"

17
LORENZO LOTTO
"Christ and the Adulteress"

18
PIETER AERTSEN
"Christ and the Adulteress"

19
POLIDORO DA LANCIANO
"Christ and the Adulteress"

20
ALESSANDRO VAROTARI
"Christ and the Adulteress"

21
DETTO PIETRO DELLA VECCHIA PIETRO MUTTONI
"Christ and the Adulteress"

22
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PITTONI the Younger
"The Adulteress before Christ"

23
HE QI
"Woman Caught in Adultery"

24
PIETER VAN LINT
"Christ and the Adulterous Woman"

25
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery"

26
GUERCINO
"Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery"

27
"Christ with the Woman Taken In Adultery"

28
Source

29
WILLIAM ARTAUD
"The Woman Accused of Adultery"

30
MATTIA PRETI
"Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery"

31
DOMENICO MORELLI
"Cristo y la Mujer Adúltera"

32
VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"Christ and the Adulteress"

33
ISAAK ASKNAZIY
"Jesus and the Adulteress"

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34
ÉMILE SIGNOL
"Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery"

To be continued…

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[Hebrews 11:6]

JESUS, AN ADULTERESS,
AND SOME OVERLY
EAGER ACCUSERS

[NorthMountain]

1) I’ve always wondered where the dude committing adultery with her was ... Did he have friends in high places? Perhaps a few denarii changed hands? Something stinks ...

2) Overly eager? Yes. Also devious and morally compromised.

Hmmm ... we’re all sinners ... perhaps best we not be eager accusers. And make sure we’re placing our faith, and our life, in Jesus, the ultimate Friend in High Places.

[NorthMountain]

Oh, yeah: I really don’t like cubism.

;’}

[etabeta]

All beautiful. Love Cranach! Thanks, Dan!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Generally, I don't care for cubism either, but He Qi amuses me greatly. Just ignore his.

Yes, the whole thing stank, as Jesus quickly revealed, to their utter astonishment: a classic case of "they didn't see that coming."

[Hebrews 11:6]

My pleasure, Alba.

[Red Badger]

Why was there only the ‘woman’?

Where was the man?

It takes two to tango...........

[Vigilanteman]

I remember asking my Sunday School teacher that very question (#1) when I was a lad. She didn’t have an answer.

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Yep.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Hello, Mary-Lou!

[Red Badger]

Does anybody?...................

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Since they caught her in the very act, they were spying on her. Perverts. And, what about the man?

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Some painters forgot to paint her messed up hair. Wouldn’t have been all set and nice since they jerked her from the middle of the scene.

[scottiemom]

I am fascinated with the various interpretations of this scripture. Since Jewish law called for stoning, the scribes and pharisees were attempting to ensnare Jesus. Roman law required that the man be presented WITH the woman in a court of law. Jesus is able to get to the heart of the matter which is sin.

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and happy ‘new week’ to all!

In our brokenness, we’ve all knelt before Him in the same way- and heard our reprieve.

#3, #4, #5 Cranach family: such venomous accusers.
#27 Wonderful! Anyone know the artist?
#31 Morelli
#33 Asknaziy

A favorite story Dan, thank you!

[Hebrews 11:6]

You have exacting standards.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Jesus is able to get to the heart of the matter which is sin.

That is Jesus' specialty.

[Hebrews 11:6]

In our brokenness, we’ve all knelt before Him in the same way

Depends on how you are defining "all".