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100 1 _aWoolston, Thomas,
_d1670-1733
245 1 0 _aSix Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-10-27
508 _aProduced by Douglas L. Alley, III, David Ross and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses" by Thomas Woolston is a theological treatise written in the early 18th century. The work delves into the nature of the miracles attributed to Jesus, arguing against their literal interpretation and instead promoting an allegorical understanding. Woolston critiques the traditional views held by the clergy of his time regarding the miraculous events in the New Testament, positioning himself within a broader debate on the intersection of faith and rational criticism. At the start of the discourse, Woolston establishes the context of a contemporary controversy surrounding the interpretation of Jesus' miracles, asserting that many of these events have been misconceived as credible proof of his divine authority. He discusses how modern clerics have shifted their focus to these miracles in their defense of Christianity, while he argues that they should return to ancient interpretations and spiritual meanings. By citing early Church Fathers, Woolston aims to demonstrate that the miracles serve a parabolic function rather than a literal one, using examples such as the healing of the sick and the transfiguration to illustrate his points about the deeper, mystical significance of these accounts in relation to spiritual truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aJesus Christ -- Miracles -- Early works to 1800
653 _aSmalbroke, Richard, 1672-1749
653 _aGibson, Edmund, 1669-1748
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41203
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