宗教与历史 （ISSN: 3068-4803）

No. 3 (2026): Advance Online Publication: JSRH
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Hermeneutical Trajectories of the Hemorrhaging Woman (Mark 5:25–34)

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  • Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh
Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh
Alpha University College, Ghana
danielniiaboagyearyeh@gmail.com

已出版 2026-05-10

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  • Mark 5:25–34, hermeneutics, miracles, vulnerability, rhetoric, illness, faith
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Hermeneutical Trajectories of the Hemorrhaging Woman (Mark 5:25–34). (2026). 宗教与历史 （ISSN: 3068-4803）, 3, 82–104. https://doi.org/10.30250/

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This study traces the hermeneutical trajectory of the healing of the hemorrhaging woman (Mark 5:25–34) to illuminate how changing interpretive frameworks have shaped understanding of Markan miracles. It then undertakes a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the narrative to offer a contemporary understanding of the text. Historically, this narrative was read apologetically, foregrounding the miracle as proof of Jesus’s divinity and a model for the efficacy of faith. The form-critical shift reclassified it as a Novelle, prioritizing its Sitz im Leben for early community instruction and Christological confession. Contemporary scholarship, however, engages its literary artistry, particularly its function as a theological intercalation within the Jairus narrative. This hermeneutical trajectory reveals a critical development within the interpretation of Markan miracles in that they are no longer seen merely as a display of power but as sophisticated rhetorical devices. Hence, the narrative is a vehicle designed to draw vulnerable persons to Jesus and to demonstrate that the power of Jesus to heal is above his peers.

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