Thoughts about Healing and the Bible
There are at least 3 miracles Jesus performed that were used by the Gospel writers to transition from one literary section in the Gospels to another. These miracles were also used as metaphors. I am going to write about the…
THE TEXT Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Mark 5:41 THE STORY Mark 5:41 is the conclusion of two stories connected…
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him… “Be healed (Mark 1:41)!” Although the whole concept of clean vs. unclean is foreign to most of us, during the First Century A.D., most Jews were affected by it because for them the…
Lymphatic filariasis is infection with the filarial worms, …. These parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito and develop into adult worms in the lymphatic vessels, causing severe damage and swelling (lymphoedema). Elephantiasis – painful, disfiguring…