tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post4297307527318437357..comments2008-12-25T19:55:58.122-06:00Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832tbolen91@bibleplaces.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-72326041941679722652008-12-25T19:55:00.000-06:002008-12-25T19:55:00.000-06:00Valerian - I agree that Jesus visited Magdala. Mark 16:9, whether original or not, agrees with Luke 8:2. But nothing in the Bible indicates that Mary Magdalene anointed Jesus' feet. I don't think this identification is impossible, but as I mentioned above, Luke's introduction of Mary in 8:2 makes this unlikely. Rather than write an article that says that we found the perfume bottles that Mary used to anoint Jesus' feet, it would be more responsible to say that we found perfume bottles from the hometown of Mary Magdalene. Some church tradition says that Mary was the anonymous individual who anointed Jesus' feet in Luke 7.Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-35529791214404992942008-12-25T18:44:00.000-06:002008-12-25T18:44:00.000-06:00Indeed Jesus visited Magdala. Read Matthew 15:39. The likelihood for Mary Magdalene to be that Mary that anointed Jesus' feet is very high, if we take in account that she used to be a great sinner. Read Mark 16:9Valerian Mohanunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-14042283959938976252008-12-16T11:14:00.000-06:002008-12-16T11:14:00.000-06:00the first fact you should've mentioned and stressed upon is the fact that nowhere in any gospel is it recorded that Mary Magdalene anointed the feet of Jesus with perfume. You mention it only later thus diluting the force of your argument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-60478424656967571522008-12-12T00:52:00.000-06:002008-12-12T00:52:00.000-06:00Why do you assume that Mary the Magdalene was from a place called Magdala? I have argued otherwise here:<BR/><BR/>http://members.shaw.ca/rfellows/My_Homepage_Files/Page11.htmlRichard Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-44905206013372294562008-12-11T11:09:00.000-06:002008-12-11T11:09:00.000-06:00aurHe's not the first Italian to get his Mary's mixed up. You can thank Pope Gregory for that.<BR/><BR/>I stopped there with my tour group in November. It would at least be nice if there was a place you could look at the few remains without a chain link fence in the way.Al Sandalownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-68989237957153114782008-12-10T22:46:00.000-06:002008-12-10T22:46:00.000-06:00Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearThankful Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04113504179705144445noreply@blogger.com