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i) What is meant by the term ‘miracle’?
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RS Coursework A.) (i) What is meant by the term 'miracle'? The term miracle means according to the Chambers Oxford Dictionary, 'a supernatural event: hyperbolically, a marvel, a wonder: a miracle play.' It is something extraordinary and is thought to be when God does something to break all the normal rules and laws of nature. Miracles generally do not seem to happen much nowadays as it is more associated with Jesus' time than ours. Some people e.g. Newspaper journalists and magazine editors use the term 'miracle' in the wrong sense. They can use it from something like "It is a miracle that he got out alive" when someone has been in danger of some sort or "This product can work miracles" trying to promote some cream or new product. A book on Mark's Gospel called Synoptic Gospels by R. Cooper says 'A miracle is simply an event which is not explicable in...
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