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The Annointing of Jesus | She Did What She Could
Today we talk about the anointing of Jesus at Bethany in Mt 26.6-13; Mk 14.3-9; Jn 12.1-11. An unnamed woman walks into a dinner party in Bethany and pours a year's wages worth of perfume over Jesus's head. The disciples are furious. Jesus says what she has done will be remembered wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world. Matthew and Mark, who make that promise, never tell you her name. This week Alan and Mary sit with one of the most compressed and theologically rich moments in the Passion narrative. We talk about why the popular imagination of this story follows John's version…
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