Why Remember Mary of Bethany? - James P Lichtenstein - February 1982

James P Lichtenstein

Jesus said, "Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her." The question is, Why? Just days before His crucifixion Jesus returned for the final time to Bethany, a village less than two miles from Jerusalem, on the east slope of the Mount of Olives. There He shared an intimate dinner with His disciples at the home of Simon, a leper. It was just after this evening's events that Judas agreed to betray Jesus into the hands of the chief priests who sought to kill Him. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library