The Miracle Stories of the Synoptic Gospels

1. Miracles: The State Of The Question -- A. The Present-day Notion Of Miracle -- B. Miracles In Antiquity -- The Ancient World View -- The Difference Between The Ancient And The Present-day World View -- C. Miracles In The Bible -- Similarities And Dissimilarities -- A Different Vocabulary -- The Miracles: Signs Of The Kingdom -- Miracle And Faith -- D. Miracles And The Historian -- The Question -- The Fact Of Miracles As Such -- The Fundamental Originality Of Jesus's Miracles -- E. The Miracles: Acts Of Liberation -- Liberation Of The Poor -- Liberation Of Humanity -- F. Different Approaches To The Miracles -- The 'naive' Approach -- The Apologetic Approach -- The Critical Approach -- The Prophetic Approach -- Recent Interdisciplinary Approaches -- 2. The Healing Of A Demoniac At The Synagogue (mk. 1:21-18; Lk. 4:31-37) -- A. Mark 1:21-28 -- The Context -- The Pericope Proper -- The Meaning Of The Original Account -- The Meaning Of The Exorcism On The Level Of The Marcan Redaction -- B. Luke 4:31-37 -- The Context -- The Pericope Proper -- The Lucan Redaction 3. The Healing Of Peter's Mother-in-law (mk. 1:29-31; Mt. 8:14-15; Lk. 4:38-39) -- A. The Original Text -- Mark 1:29-31 -- Luke 4:38-39 -- The Context -- The Account Proper -- B. Matthew 8:14-15 -- The Context -- The Account Proper -- 4. The Healing Of A Leper (mk. 1:40-45; Mt. 8:1-4; Lk. 5:12-16) -- A. The Pre-marcan Account -- Reconstruction Of The Pre-marcan Form Of The Account -- Interpretation Of The Pre-marcan Account -- The Origin Of The Pre-marcan Account -- B. Mark 1:40-45 -- The Context -- The Account Proper -- C. Matthew 8:1-4 -- The Context -- The Account Proper -- D. Luke 5:12-16 -- The Context -- The Account Proper -- 5. The Healing Of The Paralytic (mk. 2:1-12; Mt. 9:1-8; Lk. 5:17-26) -- 6. The Healing Of The Man With The Withered Hand (mk. 3:1-6; Mt. 12:9-14; Lk. 6:6-11) -- 7. The Stilling Of The Storm (mk. 4:35-41; Mt. 8:23-27; Lk. 8:22-25) -- 8. The Raising Of A Widow's Only Son (lk. 7:11-17) -- 9. The Healing Of Ten Lepers (lk. 17:11-19) -- 10. Preaching The Miracle Stories -- A. General Consideration -- B. A Look At Particular Miracle Stories -- Mark 1:21-28 -- Mark 1:29-31 -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Mark 2:1-12 -- Mark 3:1-6 -- Mark 4:35-41 -- Luke 7:11-17 -- Luke 17:11-19. Herman Hendrickx. Bibliography: P. 275-310.