The Cambridge Companion to Miracles
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Part of Cambridge Companions to Religion
- Editor: Graham H. Twelftree, Regent University, Virginia
- Date Published: April 2011
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521728515
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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.
Read more- 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
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- Date Published: April 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521728515
- length: 354 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 153 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.56kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Notes on contributors
List of abbreviations
Introduction: miracle in an age of diversity Graham Twelftree
Part I. Fundamental Issues:
1. What is a miracle? David Basinger
2. Meanings of miracles Robert Larmer
Part II. Miracles in Antiquity and the Middle Ages:
3. The Hebrew Bible R. Walter L. Moberly
4. Classical culture to the Romans Robert Garland
5. Second Temple and early Rabbinic Judaism Lidija Novakovic
6. Jesus Barry L. Blackburn
7. Miracle in early Christianity James Carleton Paget
8. The Middle Ages Benedicta Ward
Part III. Miracles and Major Religions:
9. Traditional religions Fiona Bowie
10. Hinduism Gavin Flood
11. Islam David Thomas
12. Buddhism Rupert Gethin
13. Christianity Ralph Del Colle
14. Judaism Kenneth Seeskin
Part IV. Miracle Today:
15. A history of the debates on miracle Colin Brown
16. Philosophers on miracle Michael P. Levine
17. Patient belief in miraculous healing – positive or negative coping resource Niels Christian Hvidt.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Miracles, the Supernatural, and the Paranormal
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