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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: Women in the Gospel of Mark
Description: The Gospel of Mark is the only gospel who called Jesus, the Son of Mary (6:3), plus mark included sisters in his "family of God" in 3:21. Mark compares the poor widow who gave only two small copper coins, yet gave all she had, to the rich who gave out of their wealth (12:41-44). In 14:8-9, the woman who anointed Jesus for burial was criticized by the disciples, but Jesus praised her and said, "Wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her." When the male disciples all fled when...