woman “Daughter” (5:34). Both receive healing from Jesus, and in both cases physical contact is involved (5:27–31, 41–42). A Request by Jairus for Jesus to come and heal his dying daughter B Woman approaches Jesus and is healed by him A′ Jesus raises the daughter back to life If Mark uses intercalation to guide his reader toward meaning, then we should focus on the shared motifs between the two intertwining episodes. First, Mark shows Jesus to be a powerful and compassionate healer. In compassion,