1. How is this passage related to the previous passage?

2. Why did Simon the Pharisee invite Jesus to his home?

3. Was Simon a believer?

4. Was this a private dinner or an open banquet?

5. What does it mean for the woman to be described as a sinner?

6. Why did the woman have the alabaster jar with her to pour on Jesus? What does it reveal about her and what she did?

7. Where does great love for Jesus come from?