Miracle Report

8/8/2019 Miracle Report

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Felicidario, Goldie B.

Gianan, Eleonor F.Ramos, Czarina Jill G.


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What is Miracle?

Miracle comes from the latin word miraculum,from mirari, meaning "to wonder".

Miracle is a suspension of the laws of nature. It is an event that appears inexplicable by thelaws of nature and so is held to be supernatural

in origin or an act of God.

Miracles are spontaneous, they cannot besummoned, but come of themselves (Katherine Anne Porter).


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What is Miracle?

Miracle are thought to be events which cannotbe explained by the human intellect or

natural science. Miracle is an unexpected event attributed to

divine intervention.

Miracles are the sudden disappearance of acancerous growth or the revival of one from anear death experience.


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Nature

A miracle is said to be above nature when theeffect produced is above the native powers and

forces in creatures of which the known

laws of nature are the expression, as raising adead man to life. A miracle is said to be outside, or beside, nature

when natural forces may have the power to

produce the effect, at least in part, but could notof themselves alone have produced it in the wayit was actually brought about.


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Nature

1. The word terata literally means "wonders", in reference tofeelings of amazement excited by their occurrence, henceeffects produced in the material creation appealing to,and grasped by, the senses, usually by the sense of

sight, at times by hearing.2. The word dynamis, "power" is used in the NewTestament to signify:

the power of working miracles, (en dymamei semeion Romans 15:19);

mighty works as the effects of this power, i.e., miracles themselves (al pleistai dynameis autou Matthew11:20) and expresses the efficient cause of the miracle, i.e.,Divine power.


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Nature

Semeion means "sign", an appeal tointelligence, and expresses the purpose or

final cause of the miracle. Miracles are signs of God's

Providence over men, hence they are ofhigh moral character, simple and obvious in

the forces at work, in the circumstances of their working, and in their aim andpurpose.


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Miracle Stories

Miracles are not produced to proof orentertainment.

It is the only reaction sufficient for amiracle of Jesus is FAITH.

Reactions of amazement and awe arealways insufficient.


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FORM or ELEMENTof

MIRACLE STORY1. Introduction or the setting this sets up the

characters, place and setting for the miraclewhich will soon take place.

2. Problem or request this manifests the problem needing Jesus intervention. The

request is often explicit, though this is notnecessary. At times there is no request atall!


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Four Miracle Stories found in

Synoptic Gospel1. Stories of Healing (possibly 15) or

narratives of people who get cured from acertain ailment or disease.

Blind men (Matt 9, 27 31)

Ten Lepers (Luke 17, 11 19)

Man with a withered hand (Mark 3, 1 6)


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Four Miracle Stories found in

Synoptic Gospel2. Exorcisms (5) or stories of expulsion of

demons Mark 1, 21 28; Matt 8, 28 34

3. Resuscitation Stories (2) or narratives ofpeople brought back to life Little girl of Jairus (Mark 5, 35 43) Only son of the widow ofNaim (Luke 7, 11

17)


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Function of Miracle Stories

Miracle stories are revelatory. It is somethingabout Jesus and the Kingdom of God.

Miracles advance the kingdom of God. Theyare the means by which the kingdom comes.

Protological thinking is when it seeks to givean explanation of something in a primitive or

precise form. Miracle stories are narrative tool. It advance

the plot of the evangelist.


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Tool for interpreting Miracle

Stories First step in studying miracle stories is to

discover its form, or identify the fiveelements which make up the form: setting,request, intervention, result, reaction.

Many miracle stories are true to form.

It is when these go out of form or lack oneor more elements that a reason must besought which could lead to a deepening ofmeaning.

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