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The Cambridge Companion to Miracles

Part of Cambridge Companions to Religion

Graham Twelftree, David Basinger, Robert Larmer, R. Walter L. Moberly, Robert Garland, Lidija Novakovic, Barry L. Blackburn, James Carleton Paget, Benedicta Ward, Fiona Bowie, Gavin Flood, David Thomas, Rupert Gethin, Ralph Del Colle, Kenneth Seeskin, Colin Brown, Michael P. Levine, Niels Christian Hvidt
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  • Date Published: April 2011
  • availability: Available
  • 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.

    • 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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    Graham H. Twelftree, Regent University, Virginia
    Graham H. Twelftree is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Regent University, Virginia. His previous publications include Jesus the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus (1993), Jesus the Miracle Worker: A Historical and Theological Study (1999), In the Name of Jesus: Exorcism Among Early Christians (2007) and People of the Spirit: Exploring Luke's View of the Church (2009). He is also on the editorial board of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus.

    Contributors

    Graham Twelftree, David Basinger, Robert Larmer, R. Walter L. Moberly, Robert Garland, Lidija Novakovic, Barry L. Blackburn, James Carleton Paget, Benedicta Ward, Fiona Bowie, Gavin Flood, David Thomas, Rupert Gethin, Ralph Del Colle, Kenneth Seeskin, Colin Brown, Michael P. Levine, Niels Christian Hvidt

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