Gareth Wood – Roslyn Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Mark 5:21-43
Mark uses a number of different literary techniques to present his account of the life of Jesus. One of these techniques has become known as the ‘Markan Sandwich’. This is the technique whereby Mark interrupts a story with what appears to be an unrelated story.
The healing of Jairus’ daughter is interrupted with the the healing of the lady with the hemorrhage here in chapter 5, this is Mark’s 4th sandwich .
a. Jairus’ Daughter 5:21-24a
b. Issue of Blood 5:22-30
c. Jairus’ Daughter 5:35-43
| Woman with Hemorrhage | Jairus’ Daughter | | Female | Female | | Called ‘daughter’ (v34) | Called Daughter (v35) | | Woman ill for 12 years (v25) | Girl 12 years old (v42) | | Jesus asks question (v31) | Jesus asks a question (v39) | | Jesus in contact with uncleanness (bleeding) | Jesus in contact with uncleanness (contact with the dead) |
Note that, the girl is 12 years old when she lost her life, and the woman has been ill 12 years in a sense losing 12 years of her life.