Monday 25 March 2024

The Chrismation of Jesus

Jesus was anointed by Mary at the house of Simon the Lepper in Bethany in the eve of Aviv 14th after raising Mary's brother Lazarus from the dead. 

This physical anointing of Jesus by the sinful woman is why he is called Christ by his followers not just because he was anointed by the Holy Spirit as all true believers are. 

The idea that the Messiah will be wed to a sinful woman might have been fulfilled if this Mary was actually the wife of Jesus. 

The NT passages relating this event are:

Matthew 26:1–16

Mark 14:1–11

John 12:1–8

and finally we also find it very out of place in Luke 7:36-50. 

Matthew and Mark all make it very clear that this event was less than 2 days before Azumos and was what inspired Judas to betray Jesus to the Scribes of the Chief Priests. Judas approached the Sadducees to make a deal concerning his Rabbi, after Temple Service on Shabbat. They also help us understand that John means 14th Aviv when he says Jesus came to Bethany and they hosted a dinner for him "6 (whole) days before Passover". The dinner could not have been on the evening of the 14th so must have been the eve of the 14th. 

Jesus also makes clear here that his Kanesa is called "The Poor". 

GREAT SABBATH (LAZARUS SATURDAY)

On the Hasmonean calendar Great Sabbath and the 14th of Aviv are always the same day. Messianic Noahides, unlike their Sadducee ancestors, do not take part in the Pesach ritual at sunset on the 14th, but are allowed to prepare a Hagigah before sunset on the 13th. The portions of the Hagigah could be eaten any time from the beginning of the 14th until the end of the 15th. It should be boiled to show that it is not a Korban Pesach. 

A bone is saved from the Hagigah to take part in a sort of Melave Malka Seder after sunset on the 15th. 

Interestingly, in Armenia, they still eat a meal on Lazarus Saturday called "Hashlamah" which looks like a loanword from Hebrew meaning the Peace offering.

HaShlamah
This is probably the dinner that Jesus enjoyed at the house of Lazarus on the 14th of Aviv. 

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