"Healing miracles or manifestations, like poems, stories and plays, must be interpreted before they can be understood correctly. The more we concentrate on power, proofs, manipulation and magic, on medical and scientific data, the less we are able to grasp the miracle's spiritual content. If we can accept that there is such a thing as miraculous healing - the sense that we discover faith and trust in a power that transcends our own understanding- is it then so difficult to accept a sea change that culminates psychological or even physical gifts?"* This quote, by John Cornwell, provides a general summary of our web-page project. We intend in our project to examine some specific miracles of Jesus, found in the New Testament and analyze them for both their historical and theological meaning. In examining the historical significance of these miracles, we look to point out Biblical inaccuracies. By "disproving" these miracles, we do not intend to refute basic Christian doctrine or theology, but rather to point out that there are many different ways to analyze such historical documents. The following miracles that we will examine are: "The Feeding of the Five Thousand," "The Raising of Lazarus" and "The Wedding at Cana." In our research, we tried to discover both the historical truth and theolgoical significance of these miracles, in trying for ourselves to establish a better understanding of Christianity. |