AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 2
Revise: Anointing at BethanyAn unnamed woman arrives carrying an alabaster jar of very costly ointment made from nard. She breaks open the jar and pours the ointment on Jesus’ head.
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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A costly aromatic substance used in the ointment that the woman poured on Jesus’ head at Bethany.
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Paper 2
Revise: Anointing at BethanyAn unnamed woman arrives carrying an alabaster jar of very costly ointment made from nard. She breaks open the jar and pours the ointment on Jesus’ head.
Use details from Mark 14:1–9 to support explanations: the costly nard, the criticism, Jesus’ defence and preparation for burial.
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