Title: S7E28 The Woman Caught in Adultery | Did ThisStory Really Happen? | John 7:53–8:11

Description:

In this episode of the Jesus Everyday Podcast, EthanCallison, Andrew McPheron, Josh Horne, and FCC Elder JakePreston tackle one of the most talked-about — and most misunderstood —passages in the New Testament: the woman caught in adultery (John 7:53–8:11).

Most modern Bibles place this section in brackets,with a note that it does not appear in the earliest manuscripts of John. So theteam begins by asking:

Why is this story bracketed? Is it Scripture? Did Jesusreally do this?
And if it’s not original to John… why does the church still read it?

This becomes a rich conversation on textual criticism,the manuscript tradition, oral history, the trustworthiness of Scripture, thewitness of the early church, and how Jesus’ character shines through the storywhether or not John originally penned it.

💬 In this episode, theteam discusses:

📜 1. Why this passage isbracketed in your Bible

📚 2. What textualcriticism actually is (and isn’t)

The team explains in everyday language:

🧾 3. Why the early churchbelieved this story really happened

🪨 4. The Trap, the Shame,and the Wisdom of Jesus

The team walks through the passage itself:

❤️ 5. What this passage revealsabout Jesus

🙏 6. How this confrontsour self-righteousness

The conversation gets deeply honest about:

Resource:

Apologetics Canada: Can I Trust the Bible https://tinyurl.com/4d4ms58p

🌊 Theme:

Jesus meets the sinner in compassion, confronts theself-righteous with truth, and invites all of us to stand in the grace Hepurchased at the cross.