The narrative of the woman caught in adultery (JN 7:53-8:1-11) re-read in the Nigerian context
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Date
2017
Authors
Manus, C. U.
Ukaga, J. C.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
This article draws on the spirit and letters of the Vienna Declaration and its Program
of Action that emanated from the World Conference on Human Rights held in 1993.
It delineates the fact that Women’s rights are essential aspects of the fundamental
human rights of every individual. With the synchronic study of the receivers as our
methodology, we expose the narrative of the unnamed adulteress woman in John
7:53-8:1-11, in order to seek a theological grounding for women’s human rights in
the context of Nigeria, where Boko Haram’s dehumanization of the Chibok girls
and other women is rife, and explore the Nigerian history of women activists. We
exegetically expose the storyline of the text of John and contrast the ideas with the
horrific incidence of women’s degradation in Nigeria. The findings reveal abiding
lessons adjudged relevant for a sustainable pro-life Christology and theology of the
rescue and liberation of women from militant jihadists in north-eastern Nigeria. For
Jesus, women are divinely blessed with equal rights with men.
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Keywords
Abduction, Adulteress, Marginalization, Human rights, Pro-life
Citation
Manus, C. U., & Ukaga, J. C. (2017). The narrative of the woman caught in adultery (JN 7:53-8:1-11) re-read in the Nigerian context. Acta Theologica, 37(1), 56-85.