⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction: Rigorous Case Study on the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11)
00:26 External Evidence: Investigating the Earliest Papyri (P66 & P75) and Uncials
00:40 Patristic Silence: Greek Commentaries from Origen, Athanasius, and Cyril
00:55 Internal Analysis: Narrative Disruption and Lukan Vocabulary Style
01:11 Manuscript Drifting: How Scribes Inserted the Story Across Gospels
Welcome to the ninth session of our foundational course in Biblical Textual Criticism. In this academic lecture, we perform a rigorous case study on the historical and literary authenticity of the Pericope Adulterae—the story of the woman caught in adultery found in John 7:53–8:11.
Using strict textual forensics, we evaluate both external manuscript evidence and internal authorial style. Discover how the oldest papyri tradition, including P66 and P75 (c. 200 AD), along with the great uncial codices like Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus, completely omit this narrative. We also analyze the silence of the early Greek Church Fathers (Origen, Athanasius, Cyril) and examine the internal stylistic disruptions and Lukan vocabulary that prove this beloved story was a late liturgical insertion drifted across ancient manuscripts. Subscribe to follow this complete 10-part academic curriculum.
Through this channel, we aim to simplify a complex specialty, Biblical criticism of the New Testament, by presenting core concepts and practical issues. Hoping to see your active participation, comments, and fruitful discussions.
If you are interested in the historical transmission of the New Testament and textual changes introduced into the scripture manuscripts, we invite you to read these two important books by prominent authors in the field of textual criticism:
1. Studies in the Theory and Method of New Testament Textual Criticism | by Eldon J. Epp & Gordon D. Fee
2. New Testament Text and Translation Commentary | by Philip W. Comfort
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