"The miracle stories of the founders and saints of the major world religions have much in common. Written by international experts, this Companion provides an authoritative and comparative study of miracles in not only Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Judaism, but also, indigenous religions. The authors promote a discussion of the problems of miracles in our largely secular culture, and of the value of miracles in religious belief. The miracles of Jesus are also contextualized through chapters on the Hebrew Bible, classical culture to the Romans, Second Temple and early rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. This book provides students with a scholarly introduction to miracles, which also covers philosophical, medical and historical issues"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction : miracle in an age of diversity /Pt. I. Fundamental issues. The Pt. II. Miracles in antiquity and the Middle Ages. The Pt. III. Miracles and major religions. Pt. IV. Miracle today. Graham H. Twelftree -- David Basinger -- Robert A. Larmer -- R. Walter L. Moberly -- Robert Garland -- Lidija Novakovic -- Barry L. Blackburn -- James Carleton Paget -- Benedicta Ward -- Fiona Bowie -- Gavin Flood -- David Thomas -- Rupert Gethin -- Ralph Del Colle -- Kenneth Seeskin -- Colin Brown -- Michael P. Levine -- Niels Christian Hvidt. -- What is a miracle? / -- meanings of miracle / -- Miracles in the Hebrew Bible / -- Miracles in the Greek and Roman world / -- Miracles in Second Temple and early rabbinic Judaism / -- miracles of Jesus / -- Miracles in early Christianity / -- Miracles in the Middle Ages / -- Miracles in traditional religions / -- Miracles in Hinduism / -- Miracles in Islam / -- Tales of miraculous teachings : miracles in early Indian Buddhism / -- Miracles in Christianity / -- Miracles in Jewish philosophy / -- Issues in the history of the debates on miracles / -- Philosophers on miracles / -- Patient belief in miraculous healing : positive or negative coping resource? / Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction: miracle in an age of diversity Graham Twelftree; Part I. Fundamental Issues: 1. What is a miracle? David Basinger; 2. Meanings of miracles Robert Larmer; Part II. Miracles in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: 3. The Hebrew Bible R. Walter L. Moberly; 4. Classical culture to the Romans Robert Garland; 5. Second Temple and early Rabbinic Judaism Lidija Novakovic; 6. Jesus Barry L. Blackburn; 7. Miracle in early Christianity James Carleton Paget; 8. The Middle Ages Benedicta Ward; Part III. Miracles and Major Religions: 9. Traditional religions Fiona Bowie; 10. Hinduism Gavin Flood; 11. Islam David Thomas; 12. Buddhism Rupert Gethin; 13. Christianity Ralph Del Colle; 14. Judaism Kenneth Seeskin; Part IV. Miracle Today: 15. A history of the debates on miracle Colin Brown; 16. Philosophers on miracle Michael P. Levine; 17. Patient belief in miraculous healing - positive or negative coping resource Niels Christian Hvidt.