| Gospel | Setting | Character | What did she do? | Siblings | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark 14 | Bethany, village in Judea | unnamed woman | anointed Jesus' head | none mentioned | Simon the Leper |
| Matthew 26 | Bethany, village in Judea | unnamed woman | anointed Jesus' head | none mentioned | Simon the Leper |
| Luke 7 | city/town in Galilee, probably Nain[note 1]: 49 | unnamed sinful woman | cried on, anointed & hair-dried Jesus' feet | none mentioned | Simon the Pharisee |
| Luke 10 | unnamed village[note 2] | Mary | sat at Jesus' feet listening to Jesus | Martha | Martha |
| John 11–12 | Bethany, village in Judea | Mary | anointed & hair-dried Jesus' feet | Martha & Lazarus | Lazarus of Bethany |
Notes
edit- ^ Luke 7:39 indicates that the sinful woman was living 'in the town/city' (Greek: ἐν τῇ πόλει, en têi pólei[1]) Jesus was staying in; the precending narrative of the Raising of the son of the widow of Nain (7:11–17) locates Jesus in Nain.[2] Luke 7:11–17 labels Nain a polis three times, in verses 7:11 and 7:12.[3] On the other hand, the unnamed place where Mary and Martha live in Luke 10:38–42 is labelled a 'village' (Greek: κώμη, kómè) in verse 10:38.[4] Luke therefore linguistically connects the sinful woman to a city/town, and distinguishes the unnamed home of Mary and Martha as a village.[2]
- ^ Due to the parallels with John 11–12, this unnamed village is often identified with the Judean village of Bethany.[5] Esler & Piper however distinguish the two villages, based on the Galilean context of the chapter in Luke.[2]: 49 Meyer's NT Commentary notes that "Jesus cannot yet be in Bethany (see Luke 13:22, Luke 17:11), where Martha and Mary dwelt (John 11:1; John 12:1 f.), and hence it is to be supposed that Luke, because he was unacquainted with the more detailed circumstances of the persons concerned, transposed this incident, which must have occurred in Bethany, and that on an earlier festal journey, not merely to the last journey, but also to some other village, and that a village of Galilee."[5]
References
edit- ^ "Luke 7:11 translations comparison". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Esler, Philip Francis; Piper, Ronald Allen (2006). Lazarus, Mary and Martha: Social-scientific Approaches to the Gospel of John. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. pp. 52–54. ISBN 9780800638306. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Luke 7 Study Bible". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Luke 10 Study Bible". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Luke 10:38 Commentaries". Biblehub. Retrieved 30 October 2021.