title: Miracles: What the Bible Tells Us About Jesus' Miracles (Insights)
author: William Barclay
description: William Barclay (1907-1978) is known and loved by millions worldwide as one of the greatest Christian teachers of modern times. His insights into the New Testament, combined with his vibrant writing style, have delighted and enlightened readers of all ages for over half a century. He served for most of his life as Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow, and wrote more than fifty books--most of which are still in print today.
zlib_text: MIRACLES IN
  GRECO-ROMAN ANTIQUITY
   
   
  Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity is a sourcebook which
  presents a concise selection of key miracle stories from the Greco-
  Roman world, together with contextualizing texts from ancient
  authors as well as footnotes and commentary by the author herself.
  The sourcebook is organized into four parts that deal with the
  main miracle story types and magic: Gods and Heroes who Heal
  and Raise the Dead, Exorcists and Exorcisms, Gods and Heroes
  who Control Nature, and Magic and Miracle. Two appendixes add
  richness to the contextualization of the collection: Diseases and
  Doctors features ancient authors’ medical diagnoses, prognoses and
  treatments for the most common diseases cured in healing miracles;
  Jesus, Torah and Miracles selects pertinent texts from the Old
  Testament and Mishnah necessary for the understanding of certain
  Jesus miracles.
  This collection of texts not only provides evidence of the types of
  miracle stories most popular in the Greco-Roman wo