Chapter 17 Vocab Flashcards
The philosophical perspective that God created the ordered world and then left it to run by natural law
Deism
The philosophical assumption that the world is a closed system of cause and effect without divine intervention
Materialism
1711-76- Influential Scottish philosopher who rejected the possibility of miracles as irrational since they contradict the inviolable laws of nature
David Hume
A category of Hellenistic miracle workers claimed by some to provide parallels to the miracles of Jesus
Divine men
A first century teacher and miracle worker from Tyana in Cappodocia who was purported to have performed healings and exorcisms somewhat similar to those of Jesus
Apollonius
A class of Jewish rabbi’s known for their powerful prayers for healing and rainfall
Charismatic holy men
The act of driving or casting out of an evil spirit possessing a person. Jesus taught that his revealed the presence and power of the kingdom of God
Exorcisms
Jesus’ miracles of physical restoration, which symbolizes the restoring and redemptive Power of the kingdom of God.
Healings
The restoration of mortal existence for those who have died, As in the cases of Lazarus and of Jairus’s daughter. This is the difference then resurrection which carries the eschatological significations of entrance into immortal and eternal life
Resuscitations, revivications
A designation given to miracles which demonstrate Jesus’ authority over nature, such as turning water into wine, multiplying loaves and fishes, walking on water and calming a story
Nature miracles
