05-29-2026, 11:28 PM
Thanks for your patience. It took me a while to put all this together. Here goes:
Story/Event: The Woman Caught in Adultery
Reference: John 8-1-11
A member of the congregation in the temple listening to Jesus teach.
1. Sight: An angry mob, holding heavy and jagged stones, ready to hurl them at the woman they have accused.
The calm face and gaze of Jesus
The shameful face, filled with terror and horror, of the woman accused
Large pilgrim crowds for the Feast of Tabernacles
2. Sounds: Shouting voices of the mob filled with condemnation and anger. Very loud and almost deafening.
Eventually this turns into silence when the mob is challenged.
Jesus' compassionate voice of mercy and forgiveness.
3. Taste and Smell: The bitter taste of fear.
The taste and smell of dust from the woman being dragged through the streets.
The sweat of the angry mob.
The dry, dusty Middle Eastern air.
4. Feel: The elevated heart rate, shallow breathing, shaking body, and cold sweat I can see in the woman. I am experiencing some of these feelings as well due to excitement and anticipation and the press of the crowd.
5. Emotions: Terror, panic, and humiliation on the part of the woman and terror and panic that I am experiencing as well due to anticipation of the woman being stoned to death.
Relief as Jesus forgives the woman, the woman is spared, and the crowd disperses.
Gratitude for Jesus's mercy and compassion
Introspection, since Jesus' words inspire me to become aware of my own sins.
This is my first attempt at this but I think it is helpful in trying to experience and ultimately understand the passage. I would not rule out another try at this in several weeks as the spirit moves me. Thanks, Doug, for a thought-provoking thread.
Story/Event: The Woman Caught in Adultery
Reference: John 8-1-11
A member of the congregation in the temple listening to Jesus teach.
1. Sight: An angry mob, holding heavy and jagged stones, ready to hurl them at the woman they have accused.
The calm face and gaze of Jesus
The shameful face, filled with terror and horror, of the woman accused
Large pilgrim crowds for the Feast of Tabernacles
2. Sounds: Shouting voices of the mob filled with condemnation and anger. Very loud and almost deafening.
Eventually this turns into silence when the mob is challenged.
Jesus' compassionate voice of mercy and forgiveness.
3. Taste and Smell: The bitter taste of fear.
The taste and smell of dust from the woman being dragged through the streets.
The sweat of the angry mob.
The dry, dusty Middle Eastern air.
4. Feel: The elevated heart rate, shallow breathing, shaking body, and cold sweat I can see in the woman. I am experiencing some of these feelings as well due to excitement and anticipation and the press of the crowd.
5. Emotions: Terror, panic, and humiliation on the part of the woman and terror and panic that I am experiencing as well due to anticipation of the woman being stoned to death.
Relief as Jesus forgives the woman, the woman is spared, and the crowd disperses.
Gratitude for Jesus's mercy and compassion
Introspection, since Jesus' words inspire me to become aware of my own sins.
This is my first attempt at this but I think it is helpful in trying to experience and ultimately understand the passage. I would not rule out another try at this in several weeks as the spirit moves me. Thanks, Doug, for a thought-provoking thread.