CHAPTER IX.

Womanhood During Our Lord’s Judean Ministry.

THE SISTERS OF BETHANY--THEIR CHARACTERISTICS--NOT GOOD, BUT BEST GIFTS--THE EXTRAVAGANCE OF LOVE--SALOME’S STRANGE REQUEST--HER FIDELITY--JOANNA--THE POOR WIDOW’S GIFT--HOW ESTIMATED--THE SAVIOUR’S WORDS OF PEACE. 223-244