Monotheism and miracle / Eric Eve.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eve, Eric, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism, 2631-3014.

Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism, 2631-3014

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monotheism.

Miracles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Monotheism implies a God who is active in creation. An author writing a novel provides a better analogy for God's creative activity than an artificer constructing a mechanism. A miracle is then not an interruption of the ordinary course of nature so much as a divine decision to do something out of the ordinary, and miracle is primarily a narrative category. We perceive as miracles events that are extraordinary while also fitting our understanding of divine purpose. Many miracle accounts may remain problematic, however, since recognizing that a given story purports to narrate a miracle does not determine whether the miracle occurred. This Elementweighs competing narratives. In doing so the understanding of the normal workings of nature will carry considerable weight. Nevertheless, there can be instances where believers may, from their own faith perspective, be justified in concluding that a miracle has occurred.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Monotheism and Miracle

Contents

1 Preliminaries

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Monotheism

1.3 Miracle

2 Narrative Approaches

2.1 Narrative as Explanatory Category

2.2 Creation as Narrative

2.3 Miracle and Narrative

3 Examples of Miracles

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Miracles in Jewish Scripture

3.3 Miracles in Josephus

3.4 Miracles in the Gospels

3.5 Contemporary Miracles

3.6 Miracles in Islam

3.7 Summary

4 Assessing Miracles

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Weighing the Evidence

4.3 Non-Binary Outcomes

4.4 Competing Narratives

4.5 How Much Does It Matter?

5 Conclusion

Bibliography.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-009-38651-4

1-009-38652-2

1-009-38650-6

OCLC:

1482736354