One of the interesting features of Mark’s literary style is his “sandwich” structure, that is, a running together of two stories laid one on top of the other. The account of the sick woman is layered into the other story of Jairus’ daughter. The first story is full of human interest which deserves a dramatic re-telling in any sermon based on it. The “point” of the tale, it would appear, is the distinction the storyteller makes between two types of physical contact: there