Reference

Mark 5:39

And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
37

And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

38

And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

39

And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

40

And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

41

And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

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Death as Sleep
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Death as Sleep

The verse explicitly states "the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth," which could be interpreted as a literal statement that she was not actually dead, rather than a metaphorical description of death itself.