Disturbing reports from China say Communist Party officials have rewritten the story of the woman caught in adultery from John 8, claiming Jesus stoned the woman to death. <\/p>\n
The incident in John 8:3\u201311 is a powerful testament to Jesus\u2019 forgiveness and his divinity. The account says a mob had surrounded a woman accused of adultery. After facing down the crowd seeking to stone her, Jesus tells the Pharisees, \u201cLet him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her\u201d (v7).<\/p>\n
After the crowd leaves, Jesus stands up and says: \u201cWoman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?\u201d She said, \u201cNo one, Lord.\u201d And Jesus said, \u201cNeither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more\u201d (v10-11).<\/p>\n
Reports from Roman Catholic sources and carried by the religious liberty group Bitter Winter say this event in the gospel has been drastically changed in a textbook published by the University of Electronic Science and Technology Press. The book is reportedly used in ethics and law courses in Chinese secondary vocational schools. <\/p>\n