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R.S. Coursework - miracles
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R.S. Coursework - miracles A i) Nowadays, we often use the term miracle without thinking; therefore it has become an everyday word with no particular meaning to it. Having such a wide range of definitions for this term means that no-one really knows what a miracle is. However, the Collins English Dictionary defines the word 'miracle' to be an event which is wonderful and supernatural. The term miracle has been understood by many different people of the past, even before the time of Jesus. The Hebrews interpreted it to be an ôt, meaning a sign and also a môpet which meant a symbolic act. In Latin, a miracle was described as miraculum, something to wonder at. Over time, the term 'miracle' has also evolved or translated from three New Testament Greek words. A miracle was seen as a semion, a sign perhaps directed to God, an ergon, a work by God,...
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