The one who anointed Jesus’s feet – Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus – may have been a different person, although the church sometimes treats them as the same person.
There is some belief that Jesus’ sharing His knowledge with Mary caused such jealousy among the apostles that she was painted as a whore and women as a whole were excluded from church duties…
kaffekup over 4 years ago
Working on what, Leo? Destroying her reputation, or rehabilitating it?
Sisu60 over 4 years ago
the three could of been just one you never going to know the truth
gammaguy over 4 years ago
Looks to me as if Leo is commenting on The Church’s difficulty in accepting that women are human beings.
Ignatz Premium Member over 4 years ago
The one who anointed Jesus’s feet – Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus – may have been a different person, although the church sometimes treats them as the same person.
heligmyer over 4 years ago
The one who, whatever her past was, found Jesus and stayed close to him, thus ending up as a saint.
SuicideShovel (84" stroker, 9:1 pistons) over 4 years ago
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Jesus did not marry and have children.
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
There is some belief that Jesus’ sharing His knowledge with Mary caused such jealousy among the apostles that she was painted as a whore and women as a whole were excluded from church duties…
gcarlson over 4 years ago
My Evangelical Lutheran devotional for July 22 is labeled “Mary Magdalene, Apostle.” She was the first to report Jesus’ resurrection.