| Miracles Revisited: New Testament Miracle Stories and Their Concepts of Reality Contributor(s): Alkier, Stefan (Editor), Weissenrieder, Annette (Editor) |
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ISBN: 311029592X ISBN-13: 9783110295924 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 226.7 |
| LCCN: 2013024570 |
| Series: Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (Sbr) |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.15 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book revisits New Testament and other miracle stories with regard to three dimensions: 1. It proposes to connect the interpretation of miracle stories to concepts of reality. 2. It emphasizes the political implications of miracle stories and their interpretations. 3. It demands to read miracle stories within its contexts.The book addresses how ancient concepts of reality, always complex, come to expression in stories of miraculous healings and their reception in medicine, art, literature, theology and philosophy, from classic antiquity to the Middle Ages. |