the hand with the knife is a pretty intriguing detail, where did you learn that, bio ?
@Brainz: when you say "Using that reasoning, the picture is implying that Jesus had an inappropriate relationship with one of his disciples", I have to disagree, this can't imply such a thing UNLESS you are more or less expecting to find it... I wonder if it couldn't be
you who see inappropriate stuff where it doesn't belongs
@bio again: about the woman issue, I googled it myself and I found this interesting read here:
http://arthistory.about.com/cs/last_...ohn_v_mary.htm