Category:Miracles of Jesus (subject)

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Miracles of Jesus refers to a series of episodes in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, as narrated in the gospels.

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Overview

Ancient sources consistently present Jesus as a healer and miracle-worker.

The fight for God's kingdom was against Satan himself, his demons and their works. Jesus was not the only person in antiquity with a reputation for being able to heal people. People were not amazed by the "miracles" he did (others were doing the same), but by the meaning he gave to his healing power. Since illness was understood as the result of the action of evil spirits, the healing power of Jesus was interpreted as evidence of his authority over the evil forces, as signaling the coming of God's kingdom. Furthermore, since sin also was understood as the result of the action of evil spirits, healing was understood as a manifestation of Jesus's power of forgiveness. Jesus was stronger than Satan.

The Miracles of Jesus in ancient sources

The Mark Tradition

• Man with an Unclean Spirit (Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37)
• Peter's Mother-in-Law (Mark 1:29-34; Matthew 8:14-17; Luke 4:38-41)
• Cleansing a Leper (Mark 1:40-45; Matthew 8:1-4; Luke 5:12-16)
• Paralytic at Capernaum (Mark 2:1-12; Matthew 9:1-8; Luke 5:17-26)
• Man with a Withered Hand (Mark 3:1-6; Matthew 12:9-13; Luke 6:6-11)
• Jesus and Beelzebul (Mark 3:20-30; Matthew 12:22-28; Luke 11:14-23)
• Calming the Storm (Mark 4:35-41; Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25)
• Gerasene Demoniac (Mark 5:1-20; Matthew 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39)
• Raising of Jairus' Daughter (Mark 5:21-24.35-43; Matthew 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56)
• Bleeding Woman (Mark 5:24-34; Matthew 9:20-22; Luke 8:43-48)
• Feeding the 5000 (Mark 6:30-44; Matthew 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:5-15)
• Walking on Water (Mark 6:45-52; Matthew 14:22-33; John 6:16-21)
• Healing in Gennesaret (Mark 6:53-56; Matthew 14:34-36)
• Canaanite Woman (Mark 7:24-30; Matthew 15:21-28)
• Deaf Mute of Decapolis (Mark 7:31-37)
• Feeding the 4000 (Mark 8:1-9; Matthew 15:32-39)
• Blind Man of Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26)
• Possessed Boy (Mark 9:14-29; Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43a)
• Healing the Blind near Jericho (Mark 10:46-52; Matthew 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43)
• Cursing the Fig Tree (Mark 11:12-14.20-25; Matthew 21:18-22)

The Matthew-Luke Tradition

• Centurion's Servant (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10; cf. John 4:46-54)

The Matthew Tradition

• Two Blind Men (9:27-31) no parallel

• Dumb Man (9:32-34) no parallel

• Coin in the Fish's Mouth (Matthew 17:24-27) no parallel

Luke Tradition

• Miraculous Catch of Fish (Luke 5:1-11; cf. John 21:1-19)

• Young Man from Nain (Luke 7:11-17)

• Infirm Woman (Luke 13:10-17)

• Man with Dropsy (Luke 14:1-6)

• Cleansing Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19)

• Healing the Ear of a Servant (Luke 22:49-51)

John Tradition

• Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)
• Paralytic at Bethesda (John 5:1-18)
• Blind at Birth (John 9:1-41)
• Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)
• Miraculous Catch of Fish (John 21:1-19; cf. Luke 5:1-11)

The Miracles of Jesus in Scholarship

The Miracles of Jesus in Fiction

Related categories

• Jesus of Nazareth / Ministry of Jesus / Parables of Jesus

External links

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