Jesus of Nazareth: His life and teachings; founded on the four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manners, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions of His times . of wealth and social distinc-tion ; owned their house ; had their family tomb in their gar-den, as did only the wealthier classes; esteemed three hun-dred dollars worth of ointment not too costly a .token ofhonor to pay to Jesus. J Pharisees in faith, they belonged tothe more enlightened and liberal of that party. They pos-sessed many distinguished friends among that class in Jeru-salem. But neither party frie
Jesus of Nazareth: His life and teachings; founded on the four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manners, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions of His times . of wealth and social distinc-tion ; owned their house ; had their family tomb in their gar-den, as did only the wealthier classes; esteemed three hun-dred dollars worth of ointment not too costly a .token ofhonor to pay to Jesus. J Pharisees in faith, they belonged tothe more enlightened and liberal of that party. They pos-sessed many distinguished friends among that class in Jeru-salem. But neither party friendships nor party prejudiceswere able to keep them from Christ. How and where theyfirst learned of him we do not know. How far Lazarus ac-cepted him does not appear. But the sisters openly enrolled * John xi. ; Luke xi., 1-13; xviii., 1-8, 31-34 ; Matt, xx., 17-10 ; MarkX., 32-34:, t Bonar, quoted in Smiths Bible Dictionary, art. Bethany. X A penny (?. c, a denarius) a day was the ordinary wages of a hiboringman. Allowing but a dollar a day as the wages of labor now, would fix thevalue of the box of ointment at the price mentioned in the text. 34.] THE FRIENDS OF CHRIST. 369. BETHANY. themselves among his disciples. Twice, at least, they madeentertainments for him. During his last stay at Jerusalem,just before his crucifixion, when the Pharisees were plottinghis destruction, and the city was not safe for him, they re-ceived him nightly to their house. Much has been said, and truthfully, of Christs friendshipfor publicans and sinners. He went in unto them and ateAvith them. He never, so far as we know, declined their invi-tations; never, certainly, because they were not of his sect orsocial standino-. Yet this was not because he was was not because he voluntarily chose such for his congenialcompanions. He did not disesteem wealth, and refined and 370 BETHANY AND EPHRAIM. [Chap. XXVI. social culture. When his work was over, he sought his restin the home of Mar
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