Daughter Of Jairus
The daughter of Jairus denotes a character of New Testament. She is the daughter of the synagogue Jairus (or Jairus). It is associated with one of the miracles of Jesus , the resurrection of Jairus's daughter, described in the Synoptic Gospels to the following passages: Mark 5:21-43 and Luke 8:40-56 .
This episode occurs just after the exorcism of the possessed Gerasa. Jairus just ask Jesus to heal his dying daughter. Few details are given about the identity of Jairus. The Gospel of Matthew does not even her name. Its exact function is not specifically mentioned: the term Greek is used , which means belonging to a governing board of a synagogue or the temporary chair of a meeting . He wears a Hebrew name, Ya'ir, which means "enlightens" or "it welcomes" . While it is a notable, it falls at the feet of Jesus.
While Jesus walked to the house of Jairus, a sick woman in the crowd, suffering from loss of blood, trying to touch his cloak. When she arrives, she is cured. Meanwhile, the daughter of Jairus who was twelve years old, died, but Jesus continues his way home and back to life, or in his words, the alarm, telling her to get up. In Mark's account, the sentence in Aramaic is "Talitha Kum , "translated into Greek by which means" Girl, get up, I tell you. "
Both miracles and arranged as an example of stories interspersed with a bullet inserted in the other. This establishes a contrast between the old woman and the girl.
One lesson of this episode in the history of Jesus is that faith healing can get. When the woman is healed, Jesus said, "Your faith has saved you .
Bibliography
- Stephen Trocm , The Gospel according to St. Mark's comments New Testament II, second series, Labor et Fides, Strasbourg, May 2000, 416 pages, softcover, 18 x 24 cm ( ISBN 2830909720 )
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