The Anointing of Jesus's feet by Mary
Original engraving from The life of Our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ published in 1839 Info from wiki: The anointing of Jesus’s feet are events recorded in the four gospels. The account in Matthew 26, Mark 14, and John 12 has as its location the city of Bethany in the south and involves Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus. The event in Luke features an unknown sinful woman, and is in the northern region, as Luke 7 indicates Jesus was ministering in the northern regions of Nain and Capernaum. The honorific anointing with perfume is an action frequently mentioned in other literature from the time; however, using long hair to dry Jesus's feet, as in John and Luke, is not recorded elsewhere, and should be regarded as an exceptional gesture.[1] Considerable debate has discussed the identity of the woman, the location, timing, and the message. As with many events in the Gospels, ambiguous or missing details between the author's accounts lead to different interpretations by readers and scholars. The accounts are generally considered to be independent events, though often been conflated—a result being the assumption that Mary is a prostitute. This is furthered by the presence of a number women named Mary in the New Testament, leading to Mary of Bethany being interpreted as Mary Magdalene.
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