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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares the gospel accounts of Jesus being anointed with perfume by a woman. All four gospel accounts of the life, ministry and sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth include a story, which occurs shortly before the crucifixion where he is anointed by a woman using expensive perfume. While all the gospels tell this story, there are distinct differences between the accounts, which indicate slightly different interpretations and theological focus. This examination, first of all, looks at these accounts and then offers discussion and comparison. No additional sources cited.
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a woman using expensive perfume. While all the gospels tell this story, there are distinct differences between the accounts, which indicate slightly different interpretations and theological focus. The following examination,
first of all, looks at these accounts and then offers discussion and comparison. Matthew 26:1-13 Matthews account begins with Jesus reminding his disciples that the Passover celebration will occur
shortly and that this will be the time when he will be crucified. The account immediately changes scene and describes the chief priests and the elders assembling in the
palace of the high priest Caiaphas, where they plotted to arrest Jesus and instrument his death. Then Matthews Gospel begins to address the story of Jesus anointing specifically by saying
that he traveled to Bethany to the home of a man named Simon the Leper, where a "woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which
he poured on his head as he was reclining at the table" (Matt. 26:6-7). When the disciples witnessed this, they were angry about this so-called "waste," and pointed out
that the perfume could have been sold and the money given to the poor. However, Jesus responded by questioning why they were bothering this woman, as "She has done
a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me" (Matt. 26:10-11). Jesus goes on to directly relate this act
to his burial and says that it was done in preparation. "I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also
be told, in memory of her" (Matt. 26:13). Mark 14:1-9 Marks gospel also starts with the Passover two days away and relates that the chief priests and the "teachers
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