This story complements the story in Luke 7:36-50 of the woman "who was a sinner" anointing the feet of Jesus, thus becoming the unwelcome center of attention at a dinner in which Jesus was a guest.

where Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus, and Luke 7:36–50, where an unnamed sinful woman anoints Jesus—cast this reputation of sinfulness upon Mary Magdalene. Remembering Mary Magdalene rightly is ...

First, they plan to anoint Jesus’s body — an unneeded action. Two chapters earlier, Mark described how an unnamed woman poured expensive ointment on Jesus’s head. When his dinner companions ...

Today the Gospel focuses on how Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus ... (1) the woman is identified as a “sinner” who (2) “learns” Jesus would be at that dinner and (3) weeps over Jesus ...

The Gospel of Matthew (26:6–16) recounts a similar scene, with the woman anointing Jesus during a meal at Simon the Leper’s house. The disciples were indignant at what they saw as a waste of ...

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman ... At this point Jesus is revealed publicly as “the Christ,” because he has been anointed by the Father with ...

So, for me 'wokeness' is about seeing what I previously did not or could not see. Jesus saw a woman at the well who was more than a second-class person. He saw her as a person with need." ...