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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