Mobile Ed: NT253 Miracles of Jesus (8 hour course)

by Daniel M. Doriani; Logos Mobile Education

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2014–2021

Overview

In this course, Dr. Dan Doriani not only details the miracles performed by Jesus, but also focuses on their place in his ministry. Dr. Doriani draws connections between the miracles themselves and the person and work of Christ, explaining clearly who Christ is and what he came to share.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Teach on miracles in a way that is both biblically faithful and aware of modern-day questions
• Discuss the resurrection as a miraculous event in historical context
• Compare miracles recorded in the gospels

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course
• The Place of Miracles in Jesus’ Ministry
• Creating a Custom Guide for Researching Biblical Concepts

Unit 1: Miracles in Matthew

• The Structure of Miracles in Matthew
• Finding References to Jesus’ Miracles
• Healing the Leper
• Healing the Centurion’s Servant
• Locating References to Specific Kinds of Miracles
• Total Healing

Unit 2: Background for Studying the Miracles

• Objections to Miracles
• Comparing Parallel Miracle Accounts with Gospel Harmonies
• Reconsidering Contradictions
• Defining “Miracle”
• Discovering the Greek and Hebrew Terms for “Miracle“
• Miracles as Signs
• Finding the “I Am” Statements that Surround Jesus’ Miracles
• Miracles in Other Religions
• Miracles Today

Unit 3: Understanding Miracles

• Challenges to Understanding Miracles
• Application of Principles (Luke 5:17–26)
• Responses to the Miracle (Luke 5:17–26)
• Criticism of Jesus’ Miracles
• Differing Accounts of Feeding the 5,000
• Walking on the Water
• Walking on the Water: A Christocentric Interpretation
• An Old Testament Miracle: A Theocentric Interpretation
• Miracles in Historical Context
• Miracles in Canonical Context: The Synoptics
• Miracles in Canonical Context: John’s Gospel

Unit 4: Miracles in Mark

• Healing the Deaf Man
• Healing a Blind Man in Stages
• Healing the Demon-Possessed Child
• Healing the Hemorrhaging Woman
• Locating Questions in the Miracle Narratives
• Raising Jairus’ Daughter

Unit 5: Miracles in Luke

• Miracles and Luke’s Themes
• Luke’s Use of Miracles
• Investigating Jesus’ Title of “Master”
• The Great Catch of Fish
• Healing the Gerasene Demoniac
• Responses to Jesus

Unit 6: Miracles in John

• The First Sign: The Wedding at Cana
• Understanding the Background of John 2:1–10
• The Sign: Healing the Invalid
• The Sign: Healing the Man Born Blind
• Exploring the Textual Variant in John 5:3–5
• The Man Born Blind, Part 2
• Understanding and Applying John 5 and 9
• The Way of Suffering
• The Last Sign: Raising Lazarus from the Dead
• Raising Lazarus, Part 2

Unit 7: The Historicity of the Miracle Accounts

• Reasons to Believe (1–2)
• Reasons to Believe (3–7)

Unit 8: The Miracle of the Resurrection

• The Necessity of the Crucifixion
• The Necessity of the Resurrection
• The Meaning of the Resurrection
• The Resurrection in Matthew
• The Resurrection in Matthew: The Great Commission
• The Resurrection in Mark
• The Resurrection in Luke: On the Emmaus Road
• The Resurrection in Luke: Jesus in the Law and Prophets
• The Resurrection in John: Eyewitness Accounts
• The Resurrection in John: Seeing and Believing
• The Resurrection in John: Blessed Believers

Unit 9: Do Miracles Happen Today?

• Miracles Past and Present
• Prayer and Healing in James 5
• Reclaiming a Biblical Practice

Conclusion

• Encouraging to Believe

Product Details

• Title: NT253 Miracles of Jesus
• Instructor: Daniel M. Doriani
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 1
• Video Hours: 8

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About the Instructor

Dr. Daniel M. Doriani (STM, PhD) is vice president of strategic academic projects and professor of theology at Covenant Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Getting the Message: A Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible and commentaries on Matthew and 1 Peter in the Reformed Expository Commentaries series.