Notes On The Miracles Of Our Lord - Softcover

Richard Chenevix Trench

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461309130 ISBN 13: 9780461309133

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Notes On The Miracles Of Our Lord by Richard Chenevix Trench is a dense nineteenth-century Christian theological treatise that analyzes the nature, meaning, and authority of miracles. Trench frames miracles through three related terms—wonders, signs, and powers—while noting John's habit of calling Jesus' deeds 'works' to stress their divine source. He argues that miracles are not simple violations of natural law but higher harmonies or suspensions by a higher will, often explicable by natural causes yet aimed at redemptive ends; divine causality is continuous and miracles reveal God's broader rule. The work treats miracles as redemptive acts that witness to Jesus’ identity and mission, with the Incarnation as the supreme miracle and other miracles as its 'first-fruits' and signs pointing to redemption. It contends that a miracle validates a doctrine only if the doctrine itself is true, and that signs address credents or warn unbelievers, with moral and doctrinal witness preceding or accompanying any seal. The book contrasts canonical New Testament miracles with apocryphal pairings, Old Testament displays with Evangelical miracles, and considers later post-biblical miracles with caution. Part 1 lays the terminology, relation of miracles to nature, doctrinal purpose, and major objections, preparing for later chapters. Its Local Summaries survey Jesus' miracles around Galilee, emphasizing faith, mercy, Gentile inclusion, and the link between healing, forgiveness, and the coming kingdom.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461309130
• ISBN 13: 9780461309133
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 532