Category:Anointing of Jesus (subject)

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The Anointing of Jesus refers to an episode in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, specifically during the Passion of Jesus, according to the Gospels of Mark (14:3–9), Matthew (26:6-13), Luke (7:36-50), and John (12:1-8).

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Overview

The anointing of Jesus by a woman during a banquet, and the controversy that such an act generated, are recorded with some substantial differences by Mark-Matthew, Luke, and John.

In Mark and Matthew, the dinner happened at Bethany after the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. The host was "Simon the leper", and an unnamed woman anointed Jesus' "head," provoking the reaction of "some who were there" (Mark), or "the disciples" of Jesus (Matthew), because of the costly anointment she used.

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