“Confined unto a Low Chair”: Reading the Particulars of Disability in Cotton Mather’s Miracle Narratives

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Junkerman
Keyword(s):  
Miracle Narratives

scholarly journals Die Semeia [tekens] in die Evangelie volgens Johannes

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo Schnelle
Keyword(s):  
Gospel Of John ◽  
Synoptic Gospels ◽  
Source Theory ◽  
John's Gospel ◽  
Miracle Narratives

Die semeia in die Evangelie van Johannes word eerstens geanaliseer in verhouding tot soortgelyke wonderverhale, veral in die sinoptiese evangelies en ten tweede in verhouding tot die breër Johannese narratief. Duidelike ooreenkomste met sommige van die sinoptiese wonderverhale word bespreek. Dit lei tot die bevraagtekening van die sogenaamde ‘semeia-bron’-teorie. Opvolgend op hierdie diskussie word Johannes se eie interpretasie van die wonders nagegaan. Daar word veral aan die vervlegting van die wonderverhale met die teologie van Johannes aandag gegee, veral ten opsigte van die verhouding tussen die Vader en die Seun, geloof, die menslikheid van Jesus en die lyding van Jesus.The Semeia in the Gospel according to John. The semeia in the Gospel of John are analysed, first in relation to other similar miracle narratives, especially in the synoptic gospels, and secondly in perspective of the broader narrative of John’s Gospel. Clear links with some of the synoptic miracle narratives are discussed, questioning the ‘semeia source’ theory. This discussion is followed by a consideration of John’s own interpretation of the miracles, exploring the interwovenness of the miracle stories with the theology of John, especially regarding the relation between the Father and the Son, the humanness of Jesus, the passion of Jesus and faith.

Holy Infirmity and the Devotees

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenni Kuuliala
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Function ◽  
Miracle Narratives

The final chapter of the book focuses on the saintly candidates’ devotees and their various encounters with the infirm saint, as well as the attempts and prospects for healing holy infirmity. It also analyses the cultural significances of holy suffering. While the devotees gave varying meanings to saints’ infirmities, they did not directly overlap with the documents we have of their own suffering. Saints valued and cherished their own infirmities, but they also helped, even medically, those of their devotees who were ill or suffering. At the same time, it is likely that the culturally internalized narratives of the benefits of infirmity and the valorization of suffering had a therapeutic function in the same way as miracle narratives.

scholarly journals Die wonder en wonderverteiling gesien teen die agtergrond van mite en ontmitologisering

1987 ◽  
Vol 43 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 192-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
The World ◽  
Miracle Narratives

Miracle and miracle narrative against the background of myth and demythologizing.Religio-scientific perspectives on communication, language, reality conception, myth and the world of the sacred, as well as a different angle on demythologizing, are utilised in formulating a broad theological view of miracles, miracle experiences and miracle narratives.

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