Notes on the Miracles of our Lord

R. C. Trench

ISBN 10: 0801087767 / ISBN 13: 9780801087769

Published by Baker Books House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1972

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Explore how the miracles are named and understood, and why that matters for reading the Gospels.
Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord, by Richard Chenevix Trench, surveys the language used for miracle stories and what those terms reveal about their purpose. It traces words like ?wonders,? ?signs,? and ?powers,? explaining how each label shapes the reader?s view of the events and their connection to a higher power. The book also considers how these terms relate to the broader messages of the Gospel narratives and to the moral and theological aims behind the miracle accounts.
The discussion moves from preliminary essays to specific miracle examples, offering a thoughtful look at how early Christian writers framed Jesus? works. It weighs questions about the nature of healing, the rhythm of miracles within the day and hour, and the balance between astonishment and meaning in the narratives. The volume invites readers to reflect on how naming influences belief and interpretation.
Learn how ?wonders,? ?signs,? and other terms shape interpretation of miracles.
See how language connects miracle stories to broader theological themes.
Obtain a historical perspective on how early writers presented Jesus? acts.
Gain a framework for comparing gospel accounts and their purposes.
Ideal for readers of theology, biblical studies, and church history seeking a clear, accessible discussion of the language and meaning behind the miracles.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1784239716456

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes on the Miracles of our Lord
• Publisher: Baker Books House, Grand Rapids, MI
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801087767
• ISBN 13: 9780801087769
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition, Special Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1847. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI. THE APOLOGETIC WORTH OF THE MIRACLES. A Most interesting question remains: namely this, What is the place which those who are occupied with marshalling and presenting the evidences of Revelation should give to the miracles ? what is the service which they may render here ? The circumstances have been already noticed which were sufficient to hinder them from taking a very prominent place in the early Apologies for Christianity*. The Christian miracles had not sufficiently extricated themselves from the multitude of false miracles,--nor was Christ sufficiently discerned and distinguished from the various wonder-workers of his own and of past ages ; so that, even if men had admitted his miracles to be true and godlike, they would have been hardly nearer to the acknowledging of Christianity as the one faith, or of him as " the way, the truth, and the life." But a different and far more important position has been assigned them in later times, especially during the last two hundred years; and the tone and temper of modern theology abundantly explains the greater prominence, sometimes, I believe, the undue, because the exclusive, prominence, which in this period they have assumed. The apologetic literature of this time, partook, as was inevitable, in the general depression of all its theology. There is no one, I think, who would now be satisfied with the general tone and spirit in which the defences of the faith, written during the two last centuries, and beginning with the memorable work of Thus, in the Apologies of Justin Martyr, they are scarcely made use of at all. It is otherwise indeed with Arnobius, who {Adv. Gen., 1. 1, c. 42,) lays much stress on them. Speaking of the truth of Christianity and of Christ's mission, he says, Nulla major est comp...