I mean sure, but he interacted with more than just Mary Magdelene. There’s a different prostitute in Luke 7:36-50 and Jesus makes it pretty damn clear how he feels about the other guy looking down on her.
Cultural subtext: she did just give him an erotic foot massage.
Again. Availing yourself of a prostitute’s services does not make you a friend of the prostitute. It makes you their john.
The way I read that, is that a) Jesus stiffed her on payment (he did forgive her, after all! How nice.) and b) got irritated when the Pharisee called him out for… you know… getting an erotic foot massage.
I mean sure, but he interacted with more than just Mary Magdelene. There’s a different prostitute in Luke 7:36-50 and Jesus makes it pretty damn clear how he feels about the other guy looking down on her.
Cultural subtext: she did just give him an erotic foot massage.
Again. Availing yourself of a prostitute’s services does not make you a friend of the prostitute. It makes you their john.
The way I read that, is that a) Jesus stiffed her on payment (he did forgive her, after all! How nice.) and b) got irritated when the Pharisee called him out for… you know… getting an erotic foot massage.