기름 붓는 여인의 이야기는 모든 복음서에 등장하지만, 각 복음서 기자의 목적과 의도에 따라 약간씩 다르게 나타난다. 그 중, 조금 더 독특하게 묘사되는 누가복음의 죄 많은 여인의 이야기는(눅 7:36-8:3) 누가복음에서 흐르고 있는 ‘환대’의 주제를 잘 드러낸다. 이 여인은 전통적으로 창녀로, 또는 막달라 마리아로 이해되거나, ‘회개와 용서’의 관점에서 주로 해석됐다. 본고는 이 여인에 대한 정체성의 문제를 재고하면서, 누가의 특수 자료인 이 본문이 구원사건으로서의 하나님의 환대와 그에 대한 인간의 반응 역시 환대로 나타난다는 것을 눅 7:1-35과 눅 8:1-3의 문학적 맥락에서 밝힌다. 결론적으로 이 여인은 창녀라고 규정할 수 없으며, 죄가 많이 있었던 것은 틀림없으나 하나님의 용서와 환대를 경험하고, 그 보답으로 예수에게 환대를 베풂으로 하나님의 옳으심을 증명하는 지혜의 자녀이며(눅 7:35), 비슷한 경험을 체험한 일군의 다른 여성 제자들(눅 8:1-3)과 더불어 예수 선교의 후원자(patron)로 섬겼을 가능성을 제시한다.
Hospitality generally refers to invite guests with a cordial welcome and treat them nicely, making them feel at home. This hospitality has also been a significant tradition in the Israelites as a sign of both God’s grace and human beings’ proper response to it. Luke takes it as one of representative theological themes and unfolds it with the implication of salvation in several passages such as Mary and Zachariah’s magnificats (Lk 1:46-55; 68-80), Jesus’ preaching in Nazareth (Lk 4:18-21), Jesus’ forgiveness and healing for the sinners (Lk 5:12-16; 17-26; 6:6-11; 7:1-17; 17:11-19), Sermon on the Plain (Lk 6:20-49), Jesus’ dinning with tax collectors and sinners (Lk 7:34; 19:1-10), Jesus’ feeding multitude and last supper (Lk 9:10-17; 22: 14-23), and Two disciples in Emmaus (Lk 24:13-36) etc. Among them, Lk 7:36-8:3 shows a highlight of the hospitality theme with a Luke’s theological edition. The woman who was a sinner in the city came to Jesus at dinner invited by the Pharisee host, Simon, weeping at Jesus’ feet, wiping it out with her hair, kissing and pouring out the perfume in the alabaster at Jesus’ feet. Traditionally, this woman was regarded as a prostitute for her unusual acts, and the focus of this text was Jesus who forgives sinners and gives an instruction that the bigger sinner loves more than the little. However, this thesis criticizes the traditional concept of this woman as a prostitute, coming from the social-cultural bias of women, and discloses several possibilities to look at her the other ways around. I also view the focus of this text as a theme of hospitality, and interpret her acts as the respondent hospitality to God’s hospitality in which she has experienced as a best benefactor. Luke, unfortunately, does not report how this sinful woman has specifically experienced this wonderful God’s hospitality as her salvation. However, what Luke intends to do is to prove that the woman’s acts are the expression of gratitude and joy from God’s hospitality, and she returns it to Jesus as her hospitality in contrast to the Pharisee’s. Furthermore, she became a patron with other female disciples such as Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susanna who have also experienced God’s hospitality and responded it to serve Jesus and other companions in mission out of their properties (Lk 8:1-3). Finally, Luke alludes these women as an example of the good ground in the parable (LK 8:4-8) which follows this text, and leads us to consider what would be the proper response of human being after experiencing God’s hospitality.