Jesus and the Miracle Tradition

by Paul J. Achtemeier

Book Overview

Working with selected miracles of Jesus from the canonical Gospel traditions and with background studies in the general understanding of miracles in the Greco-Roman world of the Hellenistic period, this collection of essays shows how we may understand the theological reasons why the early followers of Jesus included these stories in their traditions that constituted the canonical Gospels. Using individual stories from the Gospels, three of the essays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159752364X
• ISBN13: 9781597523646
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 6.1"