John 8 Conflict Between Jesus And The Judeans

John 8: John 8 is going to show us a further conflict between Jesus, and the Judeans. While the initial conflict takes place between Jesus and the Pharisees, he will be attacked by a larger group of general Judeans (8:31). Chapter 8 represents the growing enmity between Jesus and people, other than the disciples, who have potential to follow him. He becomes more and more bold throughout the chapter, being able to confidently assert himself as a child of God, and not as an adversarial force (as the Jews had labeled him). Throughout this chapter, we will see Jesus testify in defense of himself, and undergo multiple questions by hostile groups. Throwing stones becomes a repeating theme throughout this chapter, and will remain to be so even after. John 8 is going to give us a clear picture of how Jesus understands his own ability to illuminate people. With the “courtroom” setting permeating many of his conflicts in this chapter, the theme of truth lays heavy in much of the dialogue on the part of Jesus.
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This first section in Chapter 8 is widely accepted to be an insertion into the narrative. That being said, just as the Johannine community had specific rationale for how they wrote their gospel, the redactors had the same amount of critical thought. This story is not idly placed, nor should it be …show more content…
The next three verses set up a test of Jesus, by way of the Pharisees and scribes , which is made explicit by v.6. After Jesus slipped away from their attempts to arrest him in John 7, it seems they have decided that a charge is needed in order to remove Jesus ' influence over the other Jews in the temple. Jesus; however, possesses the ability to not only beat their test, but to provide life for the unnamed woman who is on trial