The miracle stories of the founders and saints of the major
world religions have much in common. Written by international
experts, this Companion provides an authoritative and comparative
study of miracles in not only Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism,
Christianity and Judaism, but also, indigenous religions. The
authors promote a discussion of the problems of miracles in our
largely secular culture, and of the value of miracles in religious
belief. The miracles of Jesus are also contextualized through
chapters on the Hebrew Bible, classical culture to the Romans,
Second Temple and early rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity.
This book provides students with a scholarly introduction to
miracles, which also covers philosophical, medical and historical
issues.
· Includes discussions covering the miracle in the world''s major
religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Judaism ·
Presents miracle traditions found in the Hebrew Bible, classical
culture, Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity · Perspective
of philosophers and medical profession are included to consider the
ongoing issues related to miracle, including their possibility and
meaning
目錄：
Notes on contributors xi
Acknowledgements xiv
Introduction: Miracle in an age of diversity
Graham H. Twelftree 1
Part I Fundamental issues 17
1 What is a miracle?
David Basinger 19
2 The meanings of miracle
Robert A. Larmer 36
Part II Miracles in antiquity and the Middle Ages 55
3 Miracles in the Hebrew Bible
R. Walter L. Moberly 57
4 Miracles in the Greek and Roman world
Robert Garland 75
5 Miracles in Second Temple and early rabbinic Judaism
Lidija Novakovic 95
6 The miracles of Jesus
Barry L. Blackburn 113
7 Miracles in early Christianity
James Carleton Paget 131
8 Miracles in the Middle Ages
Benedicta Ward 149
Part III Miracles and major religions 165
9 Miracles in traditional religions
Fiona Bowie 167
10 Miracles in Hinduism
Gavin Flood 184
11 Miracles in Islam
David Thomas 199
12 Tales of miraculous teachings: miracles in early Indian
Buddhism
Rupert Gethin 216
13 Miracles in Christianity
Ralph Del Colle 235
14 Miracles in Jewish philosophy
Kenneth Seeskin 254
Part IV Miracle today 271
15 Issues in the history of the debates on miracles
Colin Brown 273
16 Philosophers on miracles
Michael P. Levine 291
17 Patient belief in miraculous healing: positive or negative
coping resource?
Niels Christian Hvidt 309
Index
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