Chapter 8 Test Review

Two extreme responses to jesus miracles or typical of our time

Jesus healed out of

Illness, in the ancient Jewish view, could be cured by

The ancient Jews believed that miracles

Jesus' vision of living when we let god's love rule: within us, among us, and in the soc order

It is possible that at least some of the gospel miracles accounts were exaggerated

The Greek word used for Jesus' miracle is the same word that was used for the word "magic"

What is old testament counterpart of jesus multiplication of the loaves and fish

A ____ is a "work of wonder" or an extraordinary occurrence revealing divine intervention

The Greek word for magic is

The story in marks gospel of Jesus walking on water is an example of what miracle

Miracles are phenomena that go beyond the laws of nature

Jesus...

Jesus tried to impress people with his power to preform miracles

We, like the ancient Jews, can recognize the hand of God at work whenever

Other gospel words to describe a miracle are sign and power

Jesus could not cure those who did not have

The most common word used for miracle in the gospels is dynameis which literally means

What are two core realities or themes revealed through the miracle stories

In the gospels the pharisees deny that Jesus worked wonders

___ are examples of miracles whereby Jesus drives evil spirits or demons out of people

in the contex of Jesus miracles, Jesus mentions that physical healing of people is linked to

In the synoptic gospels ___ is the necessary condition for Jesus to work a miracle

The chief lesson of jesus' exorcisms is that god, in and through, Jesus,

God or ___ is the force or source of power behind the miracles

John's gospel offers more miracle account than do the synoptic gospels

How does the Gospel of John refer to miracles - what does he call them

Christians must embrace the ancient Jewish wrld in order to believe the gospel miracle accounts

Christians must either accept all the gospels miracles at face value or reject them altogether.

The raising of Lazarus or the widow of nain's son are examples of what kinds of miracles

The story of the raising of Lazarus is found in

Jesus' miracles can always be understood as

Most Jews in jesus' day believed all illness and human suffering were the result of evil

Miracle workers were more common in Jesus' day than they are today

When reading the miracle stories, the first question we need to ask is,

Christian fundamentalists

what are the thre pieces of "evidence" that seems to indicate Jesus worked miracles;