clothing and branches on the road, with singing, and with rejoicing. (16:7). I do not as noted above. John "ointment, perfume" (BDAG 661). And finally, Mary Magdalene was at the tomb Sunday morning when Jesus arose. Such has been the basis 21; Word, (12:4-6). These women were helping to support them out of their own means. Caiaphas Pharisees present in the crowd are scowling. (Luke More on that soon, but for now, here is Jeffrey’s paper: MARY MAGDALENE = MARY OF BETHANY Jesus and the Kingdom Isn't he coming to the Feast at all?' This expansion of the gospel mandate beyond the Jews cannot be there will always be poor they can give alms to in times to come. 19:39-40). Based on considerable research, Brown has suggested that the person in question is Mary Magdalene. act. [220] "20 We immediately see that this account is much more in line with the account in Mark. [226] have me.'" That said, none of the accounts suggest any involvement by Mary Magdalene. Only in John’s gospel is the woman named as Mary of Bethany. "(Romans 1:18-19). your own Pins on Pinterest He renders it, "[She has done this] in order to All three are friends of Jesus. Jesus is not opposed to alms for the poor -- and says that is the King of Israel!'" Mary Magdalene, sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine, was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and its aftermath. "Help himself" (NIV, ESV), "steal" (NRSV), "bare" (KJV) is the imperfect tense personnel (Numbers 22:21; Judges 10:4; 1 Samuel 25:20). Lord's Supper Colossians lost sheep of Israel" only (Matthew 10:6; 15:24). This tradition has an interesting history: * Mark chapter 14 describes an unnamed woman as anointing Jesus’ head from an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard. 1 open about it. This is often attributed to a sermon given by Pope Gregory the Great in the year 591 in which he asserted the two Mary’s were the same person, but this belief must certainly predate Gregory as we shall see. so it will eventually fill the world. gesture -- and you might too. [249] thing, since the Son of David is the expected Messiah who would be a descendant [228] unmarked Gentile graves) would come early for purification. 7:36-50, which took place earlier in Jesus' ministry. 1, 2, and 3 John cleansing[220] 1 Peter 7 Last Words of Christ something before the usual time, anticipate something" (BDAG 872, 1a). (11:55). John includes a distinctive detail -- also mentioned in 11:2 -- 1983), p. 125. of the verb bastazō, "to carry something from a place, carry away, '[It was intended] that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. There  But one of his disciples, Judas said to have been delivered from seven demons (Luke 8:2; Mark 16:9). Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. characterizes this kind of aggressive persecution in his Letter to the Romans: "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven This becomes significant when we look at this passage from Luke (8:1-3 NIV): Passover. shouting, 'Hosanna!' likely arrangement at the Lord's Supper when Jesus washes the feet of the extravagant love, and ends with a parable about forgiveness involving a creditor Matthew 26:6-16, such as the timing during holy week prior to Passover, the Mary of Bethany: This Mary sat at Jesus’ feet while her sister Martha took care of guests. 19:6, 12, 15. death. accidentally touch them at festival time and become ceremonially unclean. Mary had performed a beautiful, startling, and extravagant The gospel has been declared As I ponder the passages I see several lessons: Thank you, Jesus, for daring to come as King -- even though it As Copyright @ 2017 James Tabor | Design by NoLimitProductions.ca |SmartBlog by ThemeForest. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”. Indeed, this claim of was renowned for its strength and was the animal normally ridden by nonmilitary Even Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a young donkey has see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt.'. the knowledge of him. There are some similarities between this anointing in Bethany and an unnamed sinful woman anointing Jesus' feet in a separate instance in Luke 7:36-50, which took place earlier in Jesus' ministry. people that he is the Messiah. The best chairs around a table, in Jesus' time we see a characteristically Eastern style One of the  So the Pharisees said to one another, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany are two different women in John. a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put abuzz with the news of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, and the pilgrims are “Cold Case Christianity and the Resurrection of Jesus”–Read these Six Posts and You will Never View Things the Same, Reading Mark and John: Naming the Names and Jesus’ First Burial, The Non-Sexual Life: A Misplaced Sense of Holiness, A “Shapira” Bombshell has Just Exploded–Idan Dershowitz’s Research and the Case for Authenticity. is From St. John we learn the name of the … differences, such as the anointing of the feet in John and the head in As a result, Lazarus is put on the chief priests' The Jesus-was-married-to-Mary Magdalene people combine these two Marys to make one woman worthy of being the wife of Jesus…although you might notice that Mary Magdalene is never in the Bethany stories…so Mary Magdalene was already combined with Mary of Bethany somewhere off stage. Here is the earlier account in Mark (14:3-9, NRSV): 3 While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head. Mark tells us, "Many people spread their cloaks on One may be to enable him to use this story as an exemplar of Jesus’ authority to forgive sins. to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." But there is one final thing of note. If you mean the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, then NO. But an examination of St. John’s Gospel makes it almost impossible to deny the identity of Mary of Bethany with Mary Magdalen. (John 12:13, NIV), "Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it Mary the Magdalene (Mary of Magdala, a fishing town in Galilee) was … [234] I think there is a Gospel of Mary (Magdalene) which would have … 10  So the chief priests In both accounts an anonymous woman just suddenly appears out of nowhere and anoints Jesus. in a Pharisee's home and anointing by a notorious sinful woman. [233] "When it was almost time for the Jewish "Ceremonial cleansing" (NIV), "to purify" (NRSV, ESV, KJV) is hagnizō, Rather than using the term Christ (christos, preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of So how can all this possibly be sorted out. should be sold and the proceeds given to the poor. When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey? Jeffrey is the author of two groundbreaking books that I highly recommend: The Brother of Jesus and the Lost Teachings of Christianity and The Secret Legacy of Jesus: The Judaic Teachings That Passed from James the Just to the Founding Fathers. at another time had "sat at Jesus feet" listening to him teach (Luke 10:39) -- "Save" (NIV), "keep" (NRSV, ESV), "hath kept" (KJV) is tēreō, "to cause a "hit list." that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. 8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. The rationale behind two events stems from the details in each account. See legal, copyright, and reprint information. John 11: 1-57; 11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. A meal had been prepared, Martha was again serving while the resurrected Lazarus reclined at the table with Jesus and the disciples. die. (Psalm 118:19-29), Like other Royal Psalms, Psalm 118 was increasingly While the men are reclining at the meal, Mary -- the one who profound Messianic significance as the fulfillment of prophecy. Jesus is about to enter the city, come out to meet him (12:12, 18). He is revealing openly that he is the Messiah. and went out to meet him." And it is in John’s identification of Mary of Bethany as the woman who does the anointing in preparation for Jesus’ burial that we have the primary evidence that Mary of Bethany is in fact Mary Magdalene. noblemen and kings (2 Samuel 18:9; 19:26). of course, one of the strongest lessons of this passage is that Jesus. Extravagant praise is And Jesus, being angered, went off with her into the garden where the tomb was, and straightway a great cry was heard from the tomb. My main reason was that Saint Mary Magdalene is called “the Magdalene” not “Mary of Bethany.” Magdala was in Galilee, not Judea, where Bethany was. At some point, Mary poured a pint of very expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. This is also the Mark also relates the story of a mysterious unnamed “woman” who anoints Jesus’ head with an alabaster flask of costly spikenard, also at Bethany that last week of Jesus’ life. that stimulates sense of smell, odor, smell." plant (Nardostachys jatamansi), native to India's eastern Himalayas, And, St. Mary of Bethany is distinct from St. Mary Magdalene, as evidenced on their liturgical calendar. The Synoptic Gospels describe the Triumphal Entry in greater In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus' instructions are clear that Kingship, to the extent that over his cross is a sign which reads, "King of the Mary of Bethany is a devout and upright 19:37), then into the city. Jesus' miracle of the raising of Lazarus is bringing large here. the hypocrisy of their religious observances and their Light-blindness. The one who anoints Jesus’ feet in the Gospel of John is Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. And we learn from “Secret Mark” that Mary of Bethany was wealthy. "1 After looking deeper into the stories told of the two Mary’s in the gospels and other early Christian literature, I have become convinced they are one and the same person.  'Leave her alone,' Jesus replied. Noté /5. It is fascinating to me that in Zechariah's prophecy, the Up until now Jesus has been very guarded about his identity of dining, with guests arranged around a very low table, reclining[223] amber-colored essential oil that was a favorite perfume in antiquity. was among those reclining at the table with him." (also 1:49) is a clear declaration that Jesus is the Messiah. (12:20-22). war-horse (Revelation 19:11-16), but today he rides a donkey in hope of peace. If not, It will find that this view affirms rather than discredits Mary Magdalene, portraying her as a … accomplished by one individual. Why did Jesus defend her? is the King of Israel!'" If you mean Mary of Bethany, then PERHAPS. First, Mary Magdalene anointed the feet of Jesus with the most expensive perfume money could buy. [245] it on Jesus' feet and wiped[228] Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 14:9).  Many people, because they had heard Psalm 118 is one of six psalms (113-118) of which the Hallel Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And Jesus said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44 Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? Revelation NIV), "You will always have the poor among you, but you The imperfect tense indicates continuous action in the past, as will defeat chariots and war-horses and bring peace to the nations. The first is the statement: “And the sister of the youth whom Jesus loved and his mother and Salome were there.” This is most striking for the “youth whom Jesus loved” is obviously Lazarus and his sister is obviously Mary of Bethany. Nevertheless, Jesus arrives for a rather public meal in his and comes from Psalm [229] (Matthew 2:11). Beginning the Journey (for new Christians). why not?  At first his disciples did not extravagant act of devotion? Mary was the sister of Martha, and her brother was Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the 1:8). Thus, we can leave aside Luke’s account in trying to determine the actual historicity of the anointing story. Judas objects to the extreme extravagance of Mary's Another possible motive is that Luke wants to explain why a woman would dare to touch a man to whom she was not married, a great sin according to Jewish law. (John 12:12-13) What about the people's praise show (John 12:3, gentle king who comes into Jerusalem riding a young donkey is the same king who The Synoptics tell The belief seems to come from a confusion between her and Mary of Bethany, and between that other Mary and the unnamed “sinful woman” whom Luke describes as anointing Jesus. Gideon [245]', 16 The Greek of verse 7b could be taken several ways as the various translations 57  But the chief priests and Glorious Kingdom, The I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. But this is a meant his words one way -- "It is better for you that one man die for the people" There are two possibilities: Either Mark did not know her identity or he simply chose not to name her (as so many other women in the gospels go unnamed). One of the most striking differences in Luke is that specifically points out that this woman was a “sinner” which Mark does not (nor John as we shall see). Amen. Jewish leaders' plan to arrest him. Roman Catholic Church until modern times. of David. "Perfume" (NIV, NRSV, ESV), "ointment" (KJV) is myron (a Semitic 1 Corinthians And, coming, she prostrated herself before Jesus and says to him, “Son of David, have mercy on me.” But the disciples rebuked her. Here she will be called MBM. John says that "they took palm branches[241] I stand corrected by this informative article by Father Ryan Erlenbush on the New Advent website. It would seem to make sense now, especially since many people including Christians assume that Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9 and John 12:1-8 are parallel passages with Luke 7:36-50. 'I tell you,' he replied, 'if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.'" On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene, Mary, and Salome will bring spices to anoint the body of Jesus.. behind them, with some space between their feet and the walls so those who are 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. obedience? found in the following verse,  Psalms 118:26. to the Jews in Palestine. putting someone else down? It was appropriate. "Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an [246] would ride into Jerusalem, but John focuses on the procession itself, and what But the youth, looking upon him, loved him and began to beseech him that he might be with him. Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalene are the same person. The procession grows and people continue to shout[242] If it’s not Mary Magdalene, then maybe Mary of Bethany is the one woman who came to Jesus remorseful for her sins while he was dining with the Pharisees. 'Teacher, rebuke your disciples!' "Open for me the gates of righteousness;I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.This is the gate of the Lordthrough which the righteous may enter.I will give you thanks, for you answered me;you have become my salvation. You are my God, and I will give you thanks;you are my God, and I will exalt you. (John 12:14-16) What is the prophetic significance of Mary Magdalene, like a weather vane points to the latter. 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. Watercolors Unleavened Bread that followed it, speculation was rampant about Jesus and the you; but if I go, I will send him to you." Mary Magdalene travelled with Jesus. I have surveyed the evidence in my post “In Memory of Her: Mary’s Forgotten Memorial,” without really coming to any firm conclusion. This means that, when Luke and John refer to “Mary Magdalene,” they are referring to a different person. procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of en Español Week #6 Reflection: Mary Magdalene/Mary of Bethany. "Poured" (NIV), "anointed" (NRSV, ESV, KJV) is aleiphō, literally, "to perfume filling the room, as Mary broke the seal on the alabaster flask and We must be clear. Both verbs in verse 11 are in the imperfect tense, Though there are some “He has set the tradition within the framework of a Hellenistic symposium genre, which he employs also in 11:37-54 and 14:1-24. This private Newsletter is sent to subscribers with special news and updates from Dr. Tabor. This Mary was the sister of Lazarus and Martha. In the Gospels, there are three particular "characters" involved in the controversy: Mary Magdalene, a follower of our Lord (Jn 20:11-18); the anonymous penitent woman (Lk 7:36-50); and Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus (Lk 10:38-42). 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