The Bible In Paintings: ✝️ MARY OF BETHANY ANOINTS JESUS FOR BURIAL ✝️

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The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

MARY ANOINTS
JESUS FOR
BURIAL

֎ Featuring 21 Paintings, 2 Reliefs,
1 Statue and 9 Windows ֎

J O H N
Chapter 12*

Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

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MICHAEL NOWAK
"Mary Anoints the Feet of Jesus"

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JULIA STANKOVA
"Unction of Christ"

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JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
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Maestro de Perea
"Mary Anointing the Feet of Christ"

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ROGER A. CUSHING
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MORETTO DA BRESCIA
"Supper in the House of Simon Pharisee"

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Meal in the House of the Pharisee"

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*For parallel accounts, see MATTHEW 26 and MARK 14

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MARY ANOINTS
JESUS FOR
BURIAL

[one guy in new jersey]

While non-Catholics will typically dispute this, there is a general, and seemingly settled, consensus among devout Catholics, notably including Pope St. Gregory the Great (who in his Homilies on the Gospels is known to have written: “She whom Luke calls the sinful woman, whom John calls Mary [of Bethany], we believe to be the Mary from whom seven devils were ejected according to Mark.”), that the following five new testament passages (all of which quoted directly from the Douay Rheims version of the Holy Bible) all refer to the exact same woman, later to become the famous penitent and beloved saint:

(1) “Now it came to pass as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord’s feet, heard his word. ... And the Lord ... said to her [i.e., Martha]: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things. But one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the best part, which shall not be taken from her.” (Luke 10:38-39, 41-42);

(2) “Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister. (And Mary was she that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick). His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.” (John 11:1-3)

(3)”And it came to pass afterwards, that he traveled though the cities and towns..; and the twelve with him: And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth...” (Luke 8:1-2);

(4) “And one of the Pharisees desired to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and sat down to meat. And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner...brought an alabaster box of ointment; And standing behind at his feet, when began to wash his feet, with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. ... And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon...Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much.... And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee.” (Luke 7:36-38, 44, 47-48); and

(5) “Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.” (John 12:8).

[Hebrews 11:6]

So then, why is she described as both "of Bethany" and "called Magdalene"?

By the way, not that it is at all prescriptive, merely indicative: The Chosen presents them as separate individuals.

[GranTorino]

Thank you.
Your posting this makes my day better.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Music to my ears. Have a splendid day!

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

[one guy in new jersey]

Good question. The family is believed to have been quite wealthy, and siblings Lazarus, Martha, and Mary are believed to have been orphans by the time of Jesus’ adult ministry. The sense is that Mary was of Bethany, in terms of where the family was from and where she and her siblings were raised, but that Mary, like the prodigal son, had independently repaired, when old enough, to the Galilee shore town of Magdala, near Tiberius, and that it was in and around Magdala where she earned her sinful reputation (much to the shame and sorrow of Martha and Lazarus).

And yes, devout Catholics expected “The Chosen” to veer early and widely from their position on the Magdalene. Clearly, we were not disappointed! Nevertheless, in One Guy’s opinion, Liz Tabish, the talented and beautiful actress who plays the Magdalene, has done a great job with the material she has been given, and the scenes she has been asked to play out, particularly the scene during which she was “delivered”.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Mary(Lou) of Boston!

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and happy announcement to all: the Gallery is OPEN.

Many wonderful works, as always:
#22 (is it considered a sculpture, or a relief?)
#23 Cushing
#33 (artist unknown)

And many beautiful windows -

Thank You Dan!

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As you may have noticed, I deliberately avoid denominational discussions in these threads. You have made your point articulately and without rancor or instigation, and I prefer now to leave it at that.

[Hebrews 11:6]

And no throwing stuff on the paintings!

[one guy in new jersey]

Catholic Mystic Maria Valtorta wrote extensively from her visions regarding the miraculous conversion of the notorious public sinner, Mary of Magdala, and, later, regarding the Holy Death of the same Mary, by then a great Penitent and holy Saint.

Please note that Maria Valtorta has not herself been beatified or canonized as a saint by Holy Mother Church. Nor has the Church recognized or approved her visions as worthy of belief by the faithful.

If there is a larger compendium of information about Mary Magdalene, this commenter is unaware of it. Rather, this appears to be “it”—the single most comprehensive source. Once again, for what it’s worth.

For Catholic Mystic Maria Valtorta’s treatment of Jesus’ deliverance and conversion of Mary Magdalene, see the following chapters of Valtorta’s “Poem of the Man God”, Volume 1:

(
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6MqcyrrCZGto6Na19a79sTOIFwq3Q5bI
),

and of Valtorta’s “Poem of the Man God”, Volume 2:

(
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6MqcyrrCZGumETK7XuaLqNr0n_BaSFUJ
),

both as read by Massimo Bozzi:

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84. Jesus meets Lazarus at Bethany
94. Cure of the Beauty of Korazim. Sermon at the Synagogue at Capharnaum.
96. Jesus Preaches to the Crowd at Bethsaida.
98. Jesus on the Lake at Tiberias. [While There, He Encounters Mary of Magdala for the First Time.] Lesson to His Disciples Near the Same Town.
112. Jesus in the House of Lazarus. Martha Speaks of the Magdalene
113. In Lazarus’ House After the Tabernacles. Invitation of Joseph of Arimathea.
127. Jesus at Lazarus’ House Before Going to the “Clearwater”
174. The Sermon of the Mount. The Beatitudes (Part 5)
(In particular:
174.2 The Sermon of the Mount. The Beatitudes (Part 5) Encounter With the Magdalene)
183. Jesus at Magdala. He Meets With Mary Magdalene the Second Time
226. Mary Has Sent For Martha at Magdala
230. Jesus and Martha at Capernaum.
232. Parable of the Lost Sheep
233. Comment on Three Episodes Connected With the Conversion of Mary of Magdala
234. Martha Has Victory Within Her Grasp
235. Mary Magdalene in the House of Simon the Pharisee
236. The Harvest is Rich, but the Labourers are Few. The Parable of the Treasure Hidden in the Field.
237. The Magdalene is Accompanied by Mary Among the Disciples.
238. The Parable of the Fishermen.
239. Marjiam Teaches Mary Magdalene the “Our Father”
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For Catholic Mystic Maria Valtorta’s treatment of Mary Magdalene’s holy death, see the following passage of Valtorta’s “Notebooks”:

(see:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Euj4eW0EhIg
),

as also read by Massimo Bozzi:

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Notebooks 1944: March 30 The Death of Mary Magdalene

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[etabeta]

Fenster! Always a gift to my soul.
#14, very attractive.
#20, Maestro de Perea, an anonymous 15th/16th c. Spanish-Flemish artist in the transitional beginning of Renaissance in Spain.
#27 wood carving
#29 Tissot
#33, splendid

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I asked you politely to stand down. Please don’t force me to do more.

[etabeta]

By the great Andrei Mironov

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Thank you, Alba. I think your Alba’s Area of heaven will be easy to spot, because it will be surrounded by innumerable stained glass windows, and the air above will sparkle in myriads of dancing prismatic colors.

[etabeta]

Very poetic, Dan! Thank you.