anointing of Jesus at Bethany

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Gospel pericope New Testament event biblical narrative

The anointing of Jesus at Bethany is a New Testament event in which a woman pours expensive perfume on Jesus, symbolically preparing him for his impending death and burial.

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Label	Occurrences
anointing of Jesus at Bethany canonical	1
anointing of Jesus by Mary of Bethany	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gospel pericope ⓘ New Testament event ⓘ biblical narrative ⓘ
action	Jesus is anointed ⓘ woman breaks alabaster jar ⓘ woman pours perfume on Jesus ⓘ
biblicalCitation	John 12:1–8 ⓘ Mark 14:3–9 ⓘ Matthew 26:6–13 ⓘ
bodyPartAnointed	feet of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ head of Jesus ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Wednesday of Holy Week in some traditions ⓘ
describedIn	Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocation	Bethany NERFINISHED ⓘ house of Simon the Leper NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainFigure	Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Judas Iscariot NERFINISHED ⓘ disciples of Jesus ⓘ unnamed woman ⓘ
hasSymbolism	honor of Jesus as Messiah ⓘ preparation for Jesus’ burial ⓘ preparation for Jesus’ death ⓘ
involvesObject	alabaster jar ⓘ nard ⓘ very expensive perfume ⓘ
JesusResponse	defends the woman ⓘ interprets act as preparation for burial ⓘ promises her deed will be remembered ⓘ says the poor you always have with you ⓘ
liturgicalUse	read in Holy Week services in many Christian traditions ⓘ
occursBefore	Last Supper NERFINISHED ⓘ Passover NERFINISHED ⓘ crucifixion of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
reaction	Judas Iscariot objects NERFINISHED ⓘ complaint about waste of money ⓘ indignation of some disciples ⓘ
relatedTo	Passion of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ burial customs in Second Temple Judaism ⓘ
theme	contrast between spiritual and material priorities ⓘ devotion to Jesus ⓘ value of sacrificial love ⓘ
timeframe	final week of Jesus’ earthly ministry ⓘ shortly before Passover ⓘ
tradition	sometimes associated with Mary of Bethany ⓘ sometimes conflated with anointing by a sinful woman in Luke 7 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holy Wednesday → hasGospelReading → anointing of Jesus at Bethany ⓘ

Bethany → eventOccurredHere → anointing of Jesus at Bethany ⓘ

this entity surface form: anointing of Jesus by Mary of Bethany