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040			_cSt. Andrew's Theological Seminary
050			_aBS 2548 _b.K44 2011 V.1
050			_aBS 2548 _b.K44 2011 V.2
100	1	0	_aKeener, Craig S.
245	1	0	_aMiracles : _bthe credibility of the New Testament accounts / _cCraig S. Keener.
260	0		_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bBaker Academic, _cc2011.
300			_a2 v. ; 24 cm.
505			_aContents: v.1.pt.1. The ancient evidence. Opening questions about early Christian miracle claims; Ancient miracle claims outside Christianity; Comparison of Early Christian and other miracle accounts--pt. 2. Are miracles possible. Antisupernaturalism as an authenticity criterion; Hume and the philosophic questions; Developing Hume's skepticism toward miracles--pt.3. Miracle accounts beyond antiquity. Majority world perspectives; Examples from Asia; Examples from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean; Supernaturalism in earlier Christian history; Supernatural claims in the recent west; Blindness, inability to work, death, and nature: Some dramatic reports--v.2.pt.4. Proposed explanations. Nonsupernatural causes; Biased standards; More extranormal cases.
520	8		_aThis study presents the most thorough current defense of the credibility of the miracle reports in the gospels and Acts. Drawing on claims from a range of global cultures and taking multidisciplinary approach to the topic, Keener suggests that many miracle accounts throughout the history and from contemporary times are best explained as genuine divine acts, lending credence to the biblical miracle reports.--from publisher description
650			_aBible.N.T.Gospels _xEvidences, authority, etc.
650			_aBible.N.T.Acts _xEvidences, authority, etc.
650		4	_aMiracles
650		4	_aSpiritual healing _xChristianity
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