Synopsis

In the dramatic narratives of Mark's fifth chapter, the central aim is to reveal the true nature of Jesus. He is presented as a figure capable of commanding the elements, liberating the afflicted, healing with a touch, resurrecting the lifeless, proclaiming truth in his own village, commissioning his followers to spread the word, performing miraculous feasts from meager provisions, and traversing water as if it were solid ground—displays of power so extraordinary they draw his disciples ever clo