Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach/June 2014



From the Editor June headlines...

Focus on... THE LIFE OF JESUS

The miracles of Jesus were an important part of his ministry, and some miracles such as raising of Lazarus act as key turning points in the combined gospel narrative. Dorothy Lee states that the miracle of the Transfiguration of Jesus is also a pivotal moment, where human nature meets God: the meeting place for the temporal and the eternal, with Jesus himself as the connecting point, acting as the bridge between heaven and earth.

The gospel episodes that include descriptions of the miracle of Jesus also often include teachings, providing an intertwining of his "words and works" in the gospels. Many of the miracles in the gospels teach the importance of faith, and in various cases the beneficiaries are told that they were healed due to their faith.

The article Miracles of Jesus lists and groups the miracles into the four classes Cures, Exorcisms, Resurrection of the dead and Control over nature and provides an easy to follow visual guide to them.

From the bookshelf All the Miracles of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer,1988  ISBN 0-310-28101-6

Part of Lockyer's "All the ..." book series, this book is a comprehensive review of not only the miracles in the New Testament, but of the Old Testament. Lockyer states that the miracles of Jesus were "parables in deed" just as his parables were "miracles in words".

Did you know...
 * ... that the 31 ft Cross in the Woods in Indian River, Michigan is the largest crucifix in the world and receives over 250,000 visitors a year?

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