Jesus heals all kinds of illnesses, but only certain ones are mentioned in the Gospels. So far in this year’s Gospels, we’ve read of healing of the blind, of lepers, of Peter’s mother-in-law ...

Later in Mark’s Gospel, when Jesus raises the daughter of Jairus (5:22-43) in a house seemingly beset with people, he explicitly allows only five witnesses: Peter, James, John, and the girl’s ...

Healing practitioners in Jesus’ day relied on authority over spirits for at least some of their practice. This authority could be exercised through words, gestures, medicines, or even surgical ...