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1 | did jesus have people wait on him? | John 11:1 | jct | 130938 | ||
who is the mary that every one is saying that stayed with jesus and his diciples in the back ground and helped them get food, water etc. or is this info. wrong? jim |
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2 | did jesus have people wait on him? | John 11:1 | JCrichton | 130977 | ||
Hi, Jim! You must remember that though He was not seeking human glory, Jesus was a venerated Rabbi (master/teacher) as such many of the disciples throughout the cities and towns that He traveled would jump at the chance of serving Him (Matthew 27:55-56); many cultures around the world show respect for teachers (specially religious) through attentive hospitability. On the issue of Mary... there are several women identified with that name... since there are several views on who/which Mary, I enlisted the aide of an online encyclopedia: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. Mary, persons in the Bible in the New Testament. 1 Mary, the Virgin. 2 Mary Magdalene. 3 Wife of Cleophas. 4 Mary of Bethany, sister of Lazarus and Martha. She sat at Jesus' feet while Martha served. She has come to symbolize the life of contemplative love of God. Some identify her with St. Mary Magdalen. 5 Roman lady saluted by Paul. 6 Mother of St. Mark. 7 Mother of Saint James the Less. Mary Magdalene formerly, and still in Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge, hence maudlin, i.e., tearful) (traditionally Greek of Magdala), Christian saint, a woman widely venerated in Christendom. The name Madeleine is a French form of Magdalene. She appears in the New Testament as a woman whose evil spirits are cast out by Jesus, as a watcher at the Cross, as an attendant at Jesus’ burial, and as one of those who found the tomb empty (Mat. 27.56,61; 28; Mark 15.47; 16; Luke 8.2; 24; John 19.25; 20). A universal tradition identifies her with the repentant prostitute who anointed Jesus’ feet (Luke 7.36–50). Some also identify her with the sister of Martha (Luke 10.38). Because of the legend (held completely improbable by the Roman Catholic Church) that St. Mary Magdalene lived in penitence at Sainte-Baume, W Var dept., France, the grotto there became a place of pilgrimage. The principal aspect of her cult is as the penitent, hence the word Magdalen. Artistic representations deal particularly with her repentance, with her bathing of the feet of Jesus, and with her meeting with Jesus after the resurrection. She appears in representations of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. Frequently she is shown with red hair. Feast: July 22. Cleophas in the New Testament, husband of one of the Marys who stood at the foot of the Cross. This is apparently Mary the mother of St. James the Less, but the father of James the Less is Alphaeus. An explanation is that Cleophas is the Aramaic form and Alphaeus the Greek form of the same name. Some identify Cleopas with Cleophas. God Bless! Angel PS: I had to remove several symbols as the server would not allow them, if you need to see the unedited version go to: The Ameican Heritage Dictionary of the English Language at www.bartleby.com |
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