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Or perhaps faith comes first. Is the point that the woman arrives with the faith she will be forgiven by Jesus?The timeline is confusing. Maybe it is meant to be ambiguous. Is the story is telling us that repentance; accepting forgiveness; and acting in love are all intertwined? And all are part of faith?
Very interesting, yes.This is an interesting little verse here
47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
Had to look this one up. "Susanna and the elders" . . . Who knew?Deuterocanonicals
Back tracking a bit to yesterday......how does this woman washing Jesus' feet compare to the reasons for Jesus washing his disciples feet in John's gospel? Did Jesus receive forgiveness too ? or are there various reasons for washing someone's feet? or is it something else altogether?Luke gives us evidence of the disconnect between Jesus and the Pharisee, but it seems to be a minor point here.
The parable of the two debtors addresses forgiveness and the response to forgiveness which is acting in love.
When the woman arrives with her jar of perfumed oil and weeps at Jesus' feet, is she expressing remorse? Is she forgiven in that instant? Or does the forgiveness come later in the story?
Jesus contrasts her behavior with Simon's, pointing out that she has not stopped kissing his feet. She wet his feet with her tears, dried them with her hair and anointed them with oil. Thus, she demonstrated her love. She has been forgiven many sins, Jesus, says. But he goes on to tell her directly, "Your sins are forgiven." She is also told to go in peace, as her faith has saved her.
The timeline is confusing. Maybe it is meant to be ambiguous. Is the story is telling us that repentance; accepting forgiveness; and acting in love are all intertwined? And all are part of faith?
She didn't exactly wash His feet. She wept on them and used her hair to dry her tears.Back tracking a bit to yesterday......how does this woman washing Jesus' feet compare to the reasons for Jesus washing his disciples feet in John's gospel? Did Jesus receive forgiveness too?
I really don't know, I could easily see foot washing as an act of servitude or "less than" but my understanding of Jesus is that he want's to lift us up to a higher understanding and an equality.....whereas there are also some writers that would suggest it is a form of humbling ourselves. Was Jesus saying his disciples would also become leaders as much as he was by "humbling himself" or was this woman teaching Jesus something?She didn't exactly wash His feet. She wept on them and used her hair to dry her tears.
Didn't Jesus wash the disciples' feet as a sign of hospitality and/ or servant-hood? In Luke 7, Jesus points out to Simon that he offered no water for His feet. This stands in contrast to the sinful woman.
What parallels do you see?
You might be conflating a couple of the stories.don't mind me, I'm just brainstorming outloud.
Yes, John's gospel reads this way. But foot washing was also an act of hospitality in biblical times. One's feet got quite dusty while traveling. In John it even says that people who are already clean only need their feet washed.I could easily see foot washing as an act of servitude
I saw Jesus learning something from the Syro-Phoenician woman when we discussed her on the Mark thread. I don't see him learning anything from the sinful woman in Luke 7.was this woman teaching Jesus something?