Healing, Weakness and Power: Perspectives on Healing in the Writings of Mark, Luke and Paul (Biblia.com)

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Healing by Jesus and the apostles is not a popular subject for biblical studies today, but the importance of healing in the first-century eastern Roman Empire was enormous. In the New Testament writings of Mark, Luke and Paul we find considerable variation in their use of divine healing. In this book, Audrey Dawson combines detailed biblical study with her insights from her medical practice.

cleansed was commanded to show himself to the priest (1:44); several healed people were sent home (2:11; 8:26); the man from Gadara was to tell his people of the mercy of the Lord (5:19–20). Also, Jesus told the woman with menorrhagia in front of the crowd that her faith had made her well, so that it was clear to the crowd that she was no longer unclean (5:34); and the parents of the dead girl were told to feed her (5:43), presumably as a sign of her return to normality. The interchange with the

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