Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
What do we do when we nab the adulterers of the world or the adulterer in our hearts? Do we want to stone them?
John J. Pilch
If Jesus urges that the woman be released, he clearly violates the Mosaic Law and proves himself to be an irreligious person.
Look at the way our Lord upheld justice without forgoing clemency. He was not caught in the snare his enemies had laid for him; it is they themselves who were caught in it.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Is Jesus suggesting that the criminal law and legal punishment can only be administered by sinless people? That would be a remarkably unrealistic proposal.
Reginald H. Fuller
The third chapter of Philippians is a polemic against Paul’s opponents.