Martha, Martha

[dreamer_easy]

I was looking up Martha in the Bible and found Luke 10:38-42. As a spiritual person, I totally get this. (There's a similar Buddhist story, about the herder who's in a panic over his lost sheep - the Buddha quips to his disciples, "Aren't you lucky you don't have any sheep?). As a feminist I'm like WAAGH! If Martha also sits at Jesus' feet, who's going to make his dinner?

ETA: Aha! I can post to LJ if I keep it short!

ETA: Have a look at this very readable essay on Interpretations of Luke 10:38-42.

Comments

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's right. He *could* have helped out, with very little effort! That God, he's an inconsiderate guest.

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

I feel sorry for Matha (as I'm a bit of a Martha myself). All these people turn up, need feeding, and her sister drops her share to talk to the cute(pssibly) bearded guy. No one offers to give her a hand.