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.

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[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

Martha cornered Jesus and his posse as they were leaving the Last Supper and told them they weren't going anywhere until they'd lent a hand with the washing up.

Love. It.

More seriously, *did* Jesus want dinner? I mean, did Martha even ask him before she got launched?

In a culture where "someone walking in my front door" = "OMG must provide meal NOW!" she almost certainly didn't. Learning that made a huge difference in my reading of the passage.