Re: Are the New Testament miracles plausible?

David wrote:
> On May 10, 9:51 am, Bill Samuel <wsam...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> ...
>>  So I don't know that
>> all the miracle stories in the NT are exact descriptions of actual
>> miracles, but I think they accurately show what kind of miracles
>> happened with Jesus.
>> ...
> 
> Thanks for coming in with your opinion.  I suggest an entirely
> different perspective is possible but it takes getting used to
> because it is a paradigm ****ft.  Please note Dr. Thiering uses
> material from the Dead Sea Scrolls as a basis for a
> naturalistic explanation.
> 
> Water into wine
>
http://www.pesherofchrist.infinitesoulutions.com/index_Water_into_wine.html
> 
> "Recognising that Qumran language gave a natural explanation
> of 'turning water into wine' and so uncovered a significant piece of
> history, the next step was to look at all seven signs in John's
> gospel. They are constructed as a unit, as is shown by the
> notes "This is the first sign that Jesus did…… (John 2:11) This
> is the second sign…."(John 4:54). They list further miracles in
> ascending order of incredibility – healing at a distance (John
> 4:46-54),
> healing a man who had been waiting 38 years beside a
> pool(John 5:1-18), feeding 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish
> (John 6:1-15), walking on water (John 6:16-21), healing a man
> blind from birth (John 9:1-41), finally raising Lazarus from the
> dead (John 11:1-53)."
> 
> David Christainsen



   And this point is where religion and I have bitter differences, and 
where I developed a dislike for their lies. Christ cannot be the first
begotten of the dead if in fact Lazarus was raised by Christ.

   Rod