Editing Miracles of Jesus (section)

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{{Short description|Miracles attributed to Jesus}}
[[Image:Po vodam.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Jesus's miracle of [[Christ Walks on Water|walking atop the Sea of Galilee]] as depicted in [[Ivan Aivazovsky]]'s ''Walking on Water'', 1888]]
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The '''miracles of Jesus''' are the many [[miraculous]] deeds attributed to [[Jesus]] in [[Christianity|Christian]] texts, with the majority of these miracles being [[faith healing]]s, [[exorcism]]s, [[resurrection]]s, and control over [[nature]].<ref>Twelftree (1999) p. 263</ref><ref>H. Van der Loos, 1965 ''The Miracles of Jesus'', E.J. Brill Press, Netherlands.</ref>

In the [[Gospel of John]], Jesus is said to have performed [[Book of Signs#Seven signs|seven miraculous signs]] that characterize his ministry, from [[Marriage at Cana|changing water into wine]] at the start of his ministry to [[Raising of Lazarus|raising Lazarus from the dead]] at the end.<ref name="Harris John">[[Stephen L Harris|Harris, Stephen L.]], Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto: Mayfield. 1985. "John" pp. 302–310</ref>

[[Jesus in Christianity|For many Christian]]s and [[Jesus in Islam|Muslim]]s, the miracles are believed to be actual historical events.<ref>"Islamic beliefs include many miracles of healing and of resurrection of the dead." Heribert Busse, 1998 ''Islam, Judaism, and Christianity'', {{ISBN|1-55876-144-6}} p. 114</ref><ref>Twelftree (1999) p. 19</ref><ref name=Haber60>Gary R. Habermas, 1996 ''The historical Jesus: ancient evidence for the life of Christ'' {{ISBN|0-89900-732-5}} p. 60</ref> Others, including many [[Liberal Christianity|liberal Christians]], consider these stories to be figurative.{{efn|See discussion under {{slink||Liberal Christianity}}.}} 

Since the [[Age of Enlightenment]], many scholars have taken a highly skeptical approach to claims about miracles.<ref>Powell, Mark Allan (1998). ''Jesus as a Figure in History: How Modern Historians View the Man from Galilee''. Westminster John Knox Press, p. 22.</ref> There is less agreement on the interpretation of miracles than in former times, though there is a scholarly consensus that the [[Historical Jesus]] was viewed as a miracle-worker during his lifetime.<ref name="5 views" /> Non-religious historians commonly avoid commenting on the veracity of miracles as the sources are limited and considered problematic.<ref name="Ehrman Apoc" /> Some scholars rule out miracles altogether while others defend the possibility, either with reservations or more strongly<ref name="5 views" /> (in the latter case commonly reflecting religious views).<ref name="Ehrman Apoc" />