Thursday 15 November 2012

The Anointing of Jesus

(A) On which part of his body was Jesus anointed in the Gospel of Matthew? 
(B) What was the name of the woman?

 (A)  (1) His head
        (2) His feet

(B)   (1) Mary the wife of Clopas
        (2) Mary Magdalene
        (3) Mary the sister of Lazarus

6 comments:

  1. Head...but the woman's name is not mentioned in Gospel of Mathew 26:6-13
    Regards-Mario
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  2. A: Head

    B: Mary, sister of Lazarus

    *fingers crossed*

    Kate

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  3. A) (1) His head
    (B)??????????


    LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE
    Matt. 26:6-13
    When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster phial of very costly perfume, and poured it over his head as he reclined at table. When the disciples saw it, they were vexed. "What is the good of this waste?" they said. "For this could have been sold for much money, and the proceeds given to the poor." When Jesus knew what they were saying, he said to them, "Why do you distress the woman? It is a lovely thing that she has done to me. For you always have the poor with you, but you have not me always. When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me beforehand for burial. This is the truth I tell you--wherever the gospel is preached throughout the whole world, this too that she has done shall be spoken of so that all will remember her."
    This story of the anointing at Bethany is told also by Mark and by John. Mark's story is almost exactly the same; but John adds the information that the woman who anointed Jesus was none other than Mary, the sister of Martha and of Lazarus. Luke does not tell this story; he does tell the story of an anointing in the house of Simon the Pharisee (Lk.7:36-50), but in Luke's story the woman who anointed Jesus' feet and wiped them with the hair of her head was a notorious sinner.
    It must always remain a most interesting question whether the story Luke tells is, in fact, the same story as is told by Matthew and Mark and John. In both cases the name of the host is Simon, although in Luke he is Simon the Pharisee, and in Matthew and Mark he is Simon the leper; in John the host is not named at all, although the narrative reads as if it took place in the house of Martha and Mary and Lazarus. Simon was a very common name; there are at least ten Simons in the New Testament, and more than twenty in, the history of Josephus. The greatest difficulty in identifying the stories of Luke and of the other three gospel writers is that in Luke's story the woman was a notorious sinner; and there is no indication that that was true of Mary of Bethany. And yet the very intensity with which Mary loved Jesus may well have been the result of the depths from which he had rescued her.
    Whatever the answer to the question of identification, the story is indeed what Jesus called it--the story of a lovely thing; and in it are enshrined certain very precious truths.

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  4. Dear dpn,

    Please do not take this amiss.

    When participating in the quiz, could you please not include the biblical text with the answers in your response? Fr.Errol already gives us the answers within 2-3 days.

    The other good thing (for me) about not knowing the answer right away is that I have to ruminate on the choices. This helps me spend a little more time thinking about the subject and it is one of the ways I’m trying to grow as a Christian.

    I do not mean to stifle your enthusiasm. I’m happy that you participate. I wish more readers would.

    Thank you for understanding, dpn.

    Kate

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    1. Dear Kate,
      I DID NOT MEAN TO DETER ANYONE FROM ANSWERING THE QUIZ. IF YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED, I HAVE BEEN ANSWERING THE QUIZ ONLY FROM THE PAST 3 / 4 OCCASIONS, WHERE I HAVE OBSERVED "n" ANSWERING THE QUIZ. WHAT I ADD IS NOT BIBLE TEXT BUT AN EXPLANATION OF THE TEXT (NOT MY OWN) WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR OTHER VIEWERS. IN FACT THIS MORNING I WAS HAPPY TO SEE 2 RESPONSES BEFORE MINE.
      THANKS FOR THE NOTE, IN FACT I HAD EXPECTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS MUCH BEFORE. I TOO WOULD NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT ANY QUIZ WITH THE EXPLAINATION ALREADY GIVEN.I WILL KEEP IT IN MIND WHILE ANSWERING THE NEXT QUIZ AND I TOO WISH MORE VIEWERS WOULD RESPOND TO THE QUIZ.
      dpn

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  5. Hello dpn,

    Whew. I am so relieved that you did not get upset with my request. It is very easy for ones intent to get misconstrued across this medium.

    >WHAT I ADD IS NOT BIBLE TEXT BUT AN EXPLANATION OF THE TEXT
    - Oh. I can’t even tell the difference! I’ve got SO much to learn! Yikes.

    In all honestly, I haven’t ever read the ‘explanation’. When I’d read the name of the Gospel and the related details (chapter and verses), I would, uh, assume (I know. I know.) it was biblical text.

    >I TOO WISH MORE VIEWERS WOULD RESPOND TO THE QUIZ.
    - I jump in only when I feel drawn to a particular option right away. When I’m silent, it’s because there’s a similar void in my head. ;-)

    Have a lovely weekend, dpn! And thank you for replying. :-)

    Kate

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