Week 31 - The Gospel of Mark

In this episode, David and Sophie turn to the haunting scene of Jesus’ anointing in Mark 14, set between plots of violence and betrayal. Together, they explore how an unnamed woman offers the most faithful, perceptive response to Jesus in the entire Passion narrative while the male authorities conspire, the disciples scold, and Judas prepares to betray. They reflect on why Mark exalts her act yet withholds her name, what it means that Jesus promises her remembrance “wherever the gospel is preached,” and how this passage exposes both the profound faithfulness of women and the limits of how their stories are carried forward.