Within this chapter, we witness a series of three healings, the demoniac, the woman with the flow of blood, and finally, Jairus’s daughter.  All three of these healings have a common element that we can examine, and that element is the fact that their infirmity causes them to stand outside of the broader social order.  For the demoniac, it is seen in his living among the mountains and tooms, the woman with the flow of blood it is seen in her ritual impurity, which causes her to have to stand apart from the broader Jewish society, and finally, with Jairus’s daughter, it lies in the threat of death, which will separate her from the community of the living.  In all of these cases, we see infirmity lead to division from humanity. Yet, Christ shows us that in Him, this disunity can ultimately be transformed, back into the intended state of true unity, for in Christ, we are all to be made brothers and sisters of the Most High God, united in the true family of the Body of Christ.

St. John The Baptist website:
https://www.saintjohnthebaptist.org/
GOA Parish Directory:
https://www.goarch.org/parishes
List of Sources Used For This Study:
Revised Standard Version of the Bible
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201&version=RSV
The Religion of the Apostles
Fr. Stephan De Young
https://holycrossbookstore.com/products/the-religion-of-the-apostles-orthodox-christianity-in-the-first-century?_pos=1&_psq=the+religion+of+the+ap&_ss=e&_v=1.0
At the End of Time: The Eschatological Expectations of the Church
Bishop Gerasimos of Abydos
https://holycrossbookstore.com/products/at-the-end-of-time
The Gospel According to Saint Mark
Bishop Gerasimos of Abydos
https://holycrossbookstore.com/products/the-gospel-according-to-saint-mark
Explanation of the Holy Gospel According to Mark (Soft Cover)
Theophylact of Ochrid
https://holycrossbookstore.com/products/0635c1b0-0fb9-11e7-e820-5b79d48c82f2?_pos=6&_sid=5f044f26b&_ss=r
The Gospel of Mark: The Suffering Servant
Fr. Lawrence R. Farley
https://holycrossbookstore.com/products/the-gospel-of-mark-the-suffering-servant?_pos=3&_psq=The+gospel+of+ma&_ss=e&_v=1.0
The New Testament Introduction, vol. 1. - Paul and Mark
Fr. Paul N Tarazi
https://holycrossbookstore.com/products/new-testament-introduction-the-vol-i-paul-and-mark?_pos=9&_sid=81aa9a5a0&_ss=r
Authority and Passion
Archbishop Demetrios, Formerly of America
New Edition Coming Soon
Mark
C. Clifton Black
Mark 1-8
Mark 8-16
Joel Marcus
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Mark
Thomas C. Oden & Christopher A. Hall

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