Mark 15:21-47
With more than a dozen days of postings on Jesus’ crucifixion and burial this year and in 2019 it’s hard for me to find something new to say. Even today I find that yesterday I posted on Joseph of Arimathea some of the same things I covered in 2019. But I am always encouraged when Scripture reinforces itself!
All four gospels mention women at the foot of the cross, at the tomb where Jesus was buried, and at His resurrection site. It’s a chore to nail down exactly who they were and who was present at each occasion. One person in particular, Mary Magdalene is at the crucifixion and at the resurrection site in all four gospels; Matthew and Mark also have her at the tomb. The other person of interest to me is Salome, who is mentioned in today’s reading as being at the foot of the cross (Mark 15:40). We can cross-reference to Matthew 27:56 and learn that Salome is the mother of James and John (sons of Zebedee). She is also at the resurrection site in Mark’s gospel. Identifying the other women who were at any of those three events is a chore for another day.
See also: December 2 / Mark 15:21-32; December 6 / Mark 15:33-41; December 11 / Mark 15:42-47