How Might These Accounts Be Interpreted? Flashcards
Hume’s “Essay on ?” argued that, because we have no present day, direct ? of miracles ourselves, it’s not possible to trust the accounts of ?
Miracles.
Experiences.
Jesus.
Edward Schillebeeckx identified a second way in which Jesus’ miracles can be interpreted: as having a ? or ? meaning.
Spiritual.
Metaphorical.
N.T. Wright discuses that Jesus is ? socially excluded, ritually unclean, separated groups back into a ? with God.
Reuniting.
Relationship.
In Wright’s interpretation, Jesus’ miracles show a greater ? than simply a power to alter the way the universe works.
Authority.
In John 9:1-41, Jesus heals a man who’s been ? from birth. This action could be read as a sign of Jesus’ ? Jesus says, “For judgement I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become ?”.
Blind.
Power.
Blind.