3. The Raising of Jairusā Daughter
Mark 5:22-24, 5:35-5:43
Then he put them all outside,
and took the childās father and mother
and those who were with him,
and went in where the child was. (NRSV)
4. One tradition: The mother stands with the
father and Jesus beside her daughterās bed.
Unnamed sarcophagus dated 300-330 in Vatican Museum. Identified as Raising of Jairusā daughter in Jensen, Understanding Early Christian Art (2000) fig. 30. To left is John the Baptist baptizing Jesus. Jesus is generally depicted like a child, born again from the womb of heaven. Jesus holds his miracle stick as is commonly found in the depictions of his miracles in early Christian art. Photo copyright: Kateusz