6min chapter

BibleProject cover image

The Anointed Question and Response

BibleProject

CHAPTER

The Rabbit Hole of Jesus' Anointing

There's a story of Jesus getting anointing with some kind of perfumey or expensive oil by a woman in each of the four gospels. The details are told in different ways, so that there's something core that happened, but it's refracted through four prisms. It all happens in Bethany, all the stories. There's a whole history of discussion about did Jesus get oil put on him two times? Or did it just happen one time and the memory is reflected in different ways? But what I want to focus on is the Mark 14 in the Matthew 26 version because in those versions, Jesus is anointed on his head. Which is how you anoint a king

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode