Jesus Heals: Chapter 8

Jesus

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

Christian Fundamentalists

When reading the miracle stories, the first question is, ___ primary question of Jesus' day

John's Gospel offers more miracle accounts than do the Gospels

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

A ___ is a "work of wonder" or an extraordinary occurence revealing divine intervention

The ancient Jews believed that miracles

Jesus tried to impress people with his power to preform miracles

Illness is the ancient Jewish view, could be cured by

Christians must either accept all the Gospel miracles at face value or reject them

What are 2 core realities or themes revealed through miracle storíes

Jesus' miracles can always be understood as

In the Gospels the Pharisees deny that Jesus worked many wonders

The story of the raising Lazarus is found in

Greek word for magic is ___

The raising of Lazarus or the Widow Of Nain's son are examples of what kind of miracles?

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

In Jesus' miracles, Jesus frequently mentions that the physical healing directly is linked to

Possible that some of the miracle accounts were exaggerated or contained imaginative details

_____ are example of miracles whereby Jesus drives evil spirits or demons out of people

What are 3 pieces of evidence that seem to indicate Jesus did work some miracles

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

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

Other Gospel words to describe a miracle are sign and power

Miracles are phenomena that go beyond the nature and point directly of God as their cause

The story in Mark's Gospel of Jesus' walking on water is an example of a

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

Jesos healed out of

Jesus' vision living when God's love rule: within us, among us, and throughout the social order

In the synoptic Gospels ___ is the necessary condition for Jesus t work a miracle

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

Jesus could not cure those who did not have

What is the Old Testament counterpart to Jesus' multimplication of the loaves and fish

We like the ancient Jewish view, can recognize the hand of God work whenever

2 extreme responses to Jesus' miracles or typical of our time. These repsonses are

Christians embrace the ancient Jewish worldwide view in order to believe the miracle accounts