JESUS
ANOINTED BY “this woman”
Hugh
WOMAN WHO WASHED
HIS FEET
Matthew 26:
(KJV)
13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever
this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman
hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
The customs of this time held that when a homeowner
had a special guest in his house, he would set out dinner for invited guests,
but also open his home to anyone that would want to come in and "hang
out" in the background―to be present for anything that might occur
while the special guest was present. Apparently this woman was not part of the dinner setting. In other words,
this woman could have been anybody from
that community that happed to be there.
Matthew was very good telling stories, whether true
or not. He always gave his readers small details. Therefore, why was this one
simple UNIMPORTANT detail was left out?
Looks like
the name of the woman had been forgotten even before the Gospel was written. In other words, if it were so
UNIMPORTANT then why did Jesus go through the trouble of making a point about
her actions?
Perhaps
Jesus forgot her name and never told Mark and Matthew. But, according to the
writers of the gospel of Mark and Matthew, this event fell under the heading;
“Jesus Anointed at
However,
John’s gospel, sixty or more years later even tells of this same event, and
this time Jesus happened to remember – her name was, you guessed it,
Mary. (John 12:1-8)