What is the first requirement for something to be considered a miracle?
It must break the laws of nature.
What outcome must a miracle have?
It must be beneficial.
What interpretive possibility must a miracle allow?
It must allow for a religious interpretation.
What must a miracle possess beyond breaking natural laws?
Purpose and significance.
Why are questions about miracles significant in the 21st century?
All major theistic religions testify to belief in miracles.
How many miracles is Jesus believed to have performed?
37.
How do miracles relate to religious founders?
Many founders (e.g., Jesus, Moses, Muhammad) have their status confirmed by performing miracles.
Why are Jesus’ miracles important in Christianity?
They are taken as evidence of his divine nature.
How are miracles used in arguments for God’s existence?
They support belief in an omnibenevolent, omnipotent, and omniscient God.
What does the argument from miracles rely on?
Events so abnormal they are seen as revelations of supernatural power.
What do Christians believe about God’s involvement in the world?
That God is interventionist.
What do such abnormal events supposedly reveal?
Divine signs attesting to the creator’s intervention in creation.
What is a literal interpretation of scriptural miracles?
The word of God, written by God, historically accurate, inerrant, and literally true.
What does Jesus’ response to suffering in the Lazarus story show?
That Jesus cares for people and is a humanitarian.
What is a metaphorical interpretation of scriptural miracles?
Human words, written by people, theologically accurate, open to interpretation, and metaphorically true.
What does the miracle of Lazarus symbolise in a metaphorical reading?
Death is temporary until Christians are joined with God in life after death.
What did Jesus say in the Lazarus story that expresses Christian belief about life after death?
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.”
What does Martha’s challenge to Jesus represent?
How people question Jesus even though he offers love and support.
What is the overall meaning of the Lazarus miracle?
Jesus’ authority, power, and divinity.
What type of miracle is Jesus healing a paralysed man?
A healing miracle.
What type of miracle is Jesus calming a storm?
A nature miracle.
What is an example of a non‑scriptural miracle in Hinduism?
The Ganesha milk miracle.
What is an example of a non‑scriptural miracle in Christianity?
The miracles attributed to Mother Teresa.
