September 5, 2021 Mark 7:24-37 The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith and the Healing of a Deaf Man

This week we discuss two episodes that show Jesus’ interactions with people outside Jewish territory. In the first, a woman seeks out Jesus to heal her daughter, and basically, won’t take “no” for an answer! In the second, Jesus heals a deaf man whom some friends had brought to him. This has implications for understanding Jesus’ ministry, and for understanding the scope of the Kingdom of God in Mark’s Gospel.