Nuanced
Canonically included but acknowledges manuscript uncertainty; content affirmed
Seventh Day Baptists include John 7:53–8:11 (the story of the woman caught in adultery) in the canonical New Testament, affirming the story's theological content and moral lesson. However, the SDB acknowledges that this passage is absent from the earliest and most reliable Greek manuscripts.
Key Distinctions
- Textual status:
- absent from earliest manuscripts
- Canonical status:
- theologically sound
- Pastoral value:
Scripture References
Sources
- Seventh-day Baptist General Conference Statement of Belief