1. JESUS THE TEACHER AND PURVEYOR OF WISDOM 1

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3. SIN Sin is anything that separates us from: –God, –Other people, or –Ourselves. Sexual sin is particularly egregious because it offends all three relationships. We can sin against each member of the Trinity—the Father who created us, the Son who was our great example, and the Holy Spirit that sustains us. 3

4. LACONIC using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious. A laconic story invites us to participate in the story. People named in a laconic story are usually the focus. 4

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7. διδ ά σκαλε Think: didactic in English. Translated as teacher. Literally, didactic man. Disciples use honorific term: ῥ αββ ί which means Rabbi. (Teachers sit in first century). 7

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11. John 8:5 Alludes to Leviticus 20:10 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say? (John 8:5 NIV). "'If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NIV). 11

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13. John 8:7 Alludes to Deuteronomy 17:7 Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her (John 8:7 NIV). The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death, and then the hands of all the people (Deuteronomy 17:7 NIV). 13

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16. LESSONS 1. Respect the whole law. 2. Truth and grace go together. 16

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18. LESSONS REVISITED 1.Respect the whole law. 2. Truth and grace go together. 1.Retributive justice (punish) 2.Restorative justice (transform) 18

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22. WHY DOODLE? Respect the sinner. Humbly speak truth. Offer forgiveness. 22

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