Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman
Luke 7.36-50

When you look at a painting, what do you look for first?

Some people stand well back and let the full sweep of it wash over them: the glorious colours, the contrasts, the light and shade.

Some people focus at once on the characters, the people in the scene. Are they happy or sad, noble or wicked, quiet or agitated? What are they thinking?

Others like to look for the way in which the artist has used the picture to comment on the world of his or her day, on its social or perhaps political issues...

Taken from Luke for Everyone – by Tom Wright