Healing a Leper; Confronting Israel (Mark 1:39–45) This episode also employs a standard story form to tell of the healing of a leper. The victim takes the initiative and introduces himself into the story. The difficulty of the disease is evident when he is named as a leper—some rabbis thought the healing of a leper to be more difficult than the raising of the dead. The authority of the healer is acknowledged, and the healing is accomplished through a touch. The victim is dismissed, and the response