This International Women’s Day, I'm celebrating Ruth and Mary of Bethany, two of my favourite women in the Bible.

For example, only a few names of women were widely known: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene ... the sisters who offered him hospitality in Bethany. Now we are learning more of the many ...

For example, only a few names of women were widely known: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene ... the sisters who offered him hospitality in Bethany. Now we are learning more of the many ...

Jesus was in Bethany in the house of a cured leper, Simon. His disciples and some others were with him. While Jesus was eating, a woman arrived carrying an alabaster jar filled with very expensive ...