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Miracles : the credibility of the New Testament accounts / Craig S. Keener.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2011.Description: 2 v. (xxxviii, xxx, 1172 p.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801039522 (cloth)
  • 0801039525 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 226.7/06 23
LOC classification:
  • BS 2548 .K44 2011
Contents:
v. 1. pt. 1. The ancient evidence. Opening questions about early Christian miracle claims ; Ancient miracle claims outside Christianity ; Comparison of Early Christian and other ancient miracle accounts -- pt. 2. Are miracles possible?. Antisupernaturalism as an authenticity criterion? ; Hume and the philosophic questions ; Developing Hume's skepticism toward miracles -- pt. 3. Miracle accounts beyond antiquity. Majority world perspectives ; Examples from Asia ; Examples from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean ; Supernaturalism in earlier Christian history ; Supernatural claims in the recent west ; Blindness, inability to walk, death, and nature: some dramatic reports -- v. 2. pt. 4. Proposed explanations. Nonsupernatural causes ; Biased standards? ; More extranormal cases.
Summary: This study presents the most thorough current defense of the credibility of the miracle reports in the Gospels and Acts. Drawing on claims from a range of global cultures and taking a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, Keener suggests that many miracle accounts throughout history and from contemporary times are best explained as genuine divine acts, lending credence to the biblical miracle reports. --from publisher description
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BS 2545 .W37 W58 2010 Jesus and money / BS 2545 .W37 W58 2010 Jesus and money / BS 2548 .H62 K44 1997 The Spirit in the Gospels and Acts : BS 2548 .K44 2011 Miracles : BS 2548 .K44 2011 Miracles : BS 2548 .P85 2008 An introduction to the Gospels and Acts / BS 2548 .Z72 G8 1965 New Testament introduction :

Includes bibliographical references (p. 885-1056) and indexes.

v. 1. pt. 1. The ancient evidence. Opening questions about early Christian miracle claims ; Ancient miracle claims outside Christianity ; Comparison of Early Christian and other ancient miracle accounts -- pt. 2. Are miracles possible?. Antisupernaturalism as an authenticity criterion? ; Hume and the philosophic questions ; Developing Hume's skepticism toward miracles -- pt. 3. Miracle accounts beyond antiquity. Majority world perspectives ; Examples from Asia ; Examples from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean ; Supernaturalism in earlier Christian history ; Supernatural claims in the recent west ; Blindness, inability to walk, death, and nature: some dramatic reports -- v. 2. pt. 4. Proposed explanations. Nonsupernatural causes ; Biased standards? ; More extranormal cases.

This study presents the most thorough current defense of the credibility of the miracle reports in the Gospels and Acts. Drawing on claims from a range of global cultures and taking a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, Keener suggests that many miracle accounts throughout history and from contemporary times are best explained as genuine divine acts, lending credence to the biblical miracle reports. --from publisher description