Hypertext Bible

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge: Mark: Mark Chapter 5

Cross-Reference Bible NotesR.A. TorreyTreasury of Scriptural Knowledge

Summary only - full text stays on its own separately-gated source. Read the full text at the source »

This is a reference entry from R.A. Torrey's *Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge* (ca. 1880), a 19th-century evangelical Bible cross-reference compendium covering Mark 5. The entry catalogs three miracle accounts: the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac (Legion), the healing of the woman with a twelve-year hemorrhage, and the raising of Jairus's daughter. The work's primary content is dense chains of scriptural cross-references linking each verse to parallel passages across both Testaments, functioning as a navigational tool for readers tracing themes or comparing Gospel accounts. Interspersed with the references are brief expository notes that mount a pointed defense of literal demon possession against rationalist "merely mad" readings, citing the Greek term δαιμονιζομενοι and the demons' own speech and behavior as evidence. One note contextualizes the hemorrhaging woman's failed medical treatments by reference to the "therapeutics of the Jewish physicians" — implying she had endured quackery before encountering Christ. A closing note on Jairus's daughter argues that Jesus limited the number of witnesses to avoid "ostentation," and that commanding her to eat demonstrated restoration to ordinary health, making the theological point that miraculous intervention should not replace natural means once the crisis is resolved. The work assumes a conservative Protestant reader who accepts scriptural inerrancy and seeks to harmonize the Gospel accounts.

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge: Mark: Mark Chapter 5

Related pages View as graph →