| rdfs:comment | - According to the canonical Gospels of the Bible, Jesus Christ worked many miracles in the course of his ministry. These miracles may be categorized into four groups as cures, exorcisms, resurrection of the dead and control over nature. Some Christian authors argue that the miracles of Jesus were not merely acts of power, but that their chief element was love, and that each miracle includes specific teachings. Jesus tried to keep the focus on his message, saying that is why he came.http://www.biblegateway.com/bible?passage=Mk.%201:38;&version=TNIV; Mk. 1:38
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| abstract | - According to the canonical Gospels of the Bible, Jesus Christ worked many miracles in the course of his ministry. These miracles may be categorized into four groups as cures, exorcisms, resurrection of the dead and control over nature. Some Christian authors argue that the miracles of Jesus were not merely acts of power, but that their chief element was love, and that each miracle includes specific teachings. Jesus tried to keep the focus on his message, saying that is why he came.http://www.biblegateway.com/bible?passage=Mk.%201:38;&version=TNIV; Mk. 1:38 To many Christians and Muslims, the miracles represent actual historical events, while liberal Christians may consider these stories to be figurative. Prior to the Age of Enlightenment they were considered to be accurate representations of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Major shifts in scientific and philosophical thinking during the Enlightenment resulted in similar shifts in theological thinking which began to question the consensus about the Gospels. Some scholars contend that empirical methods are unable to determine if a genuine miracle is historical, considering the issue theological or philosophical, while others present arguments for the historicity of miracles. Islamic beliefs include many miracles of healing and of resurrection of the dead.
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