As we think about a world of moral ambiguity it is wise to look at the time with which we live in. Was the world as morally ambiguous in medieval times? One would think that it was based on the plays of the times. Take, for instance, The Woman taken in Adultery, play produce by a York gild. The play chronicles a woman who is accused of adultery and chased to town to be stoned. The woman is brought before Jesus, who then forgives her for her sin. This is also chronicled in the book of John, although it was not part of John’s original Gospel. The story was later placed in John because it was decided that this example of Jesus’ mercy was too important to miss.  While I do agree that the information is important I often wonder about one important missing piece. Where was the man? The woman was accused and threatened to be stoned because she slept with a married man, yet other using the “entity” of the man to accusing her of the adulterous act he is not mentioned again. Why was the man not threatened or accused? Was man not as guilty as woman? Could man not have used Jesus’ mercy as well? Was he not also sinful and in need of forgiveness? Just a though!

"John 7 - IVP New Testament Commentaries." Biblegateway. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2010. <http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/IVP-NT/John/Jesus-Forgives-Woman-Taken>.