Describe how Jesus was presented as a worker of miracles giving examples from Luke's gospel.
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Describe how Jesus was presented as a worker of miracles giving examples from Luke's gospel In Luke Jesus is said to have performed many miracles of different kinds; such as raising the dead, healing the sick, casting out evil spirits and causing miracles in nature, such as feeding five thousand and a storm at sea. He performed miracles as a sign of his mission and a sign of the coming of the kingdom. But he also told his disciples not to publicise his miracles and insisted that it is faith alone that makes miracles work. About forty miracles are mentioned in the four gospels. For example, in Luke's gospel, Jesus raises a widow's son to life. This is considered a miracle as the son was biologically dead and to raise him from the dead, Jesus had to go against the laws of nature. In Luke Jesus emerges, basically as a teacher and...

