His identity is clear: Simon, the Pharisee. But a woman, who remains nameless, operating on the assumption that well-behaved women rarely meet the Messiah, hears of Jesus’ presence in the house ...

Simon, the Pharisee hosting the party is not pleased. “If this man were a prophet," he says to himself, "he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him; ...

In the New Testament account of the woman who approached Jesus in the house of Simon the Pharisee, as well as the record of Enos, the two experience their sins being forgiven. This was a miracle, Dunn ...

The season consists of eight episodes, and by episode seven, viewers have been introduced to many prominent Biblical characters - like Jesus' diciples Simon and Andrew, Matthew the tax collector ...

Some scholars identify Mary Magdalene with the sinful woman who anointed the feet of Christ with oil in the house of Simon the Pharisee (Lk. 7:36-50). Others associate her with Mary, the sister of ...