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expect
healing
time.
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we may pray
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healings
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subject
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of miracles
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therefore
today.3
we need to study
only
tions
for
recording
ourselves
will
This
healings
Gospel writers
are exhorted
the
should
be avairable
claims
accept
in
Jesus
needs of men
for
alr
and emphases,
the authors
their
of
orrn con-
and relevant
apptica-
on
the
healings
in
the
practise
to
healing
precedents
first
is
or commands for
considering
whether the
For example, christians
and exercise
the
today
the
seventy
authority
to
heal
'heal
the
sick
to
(Luke 1o:9y.4 However, we need to ask wheth-
command in
its
christians
paralytic
that
hearings
intention.
because Jesus told
who are there'
of
meet the
the
without
had this
to
healings
God to
as direct
the church to forlow,
of
the
a Roman
is because one of the means by which
to use Jesust
or to alr
that
focus
urge christians
er this
MacNutt,
for
today.
thesis
Gospels.
sick
Francis
contrasting
many authors
the
Another basis
then can ere make the right
This
synoptic
of
accounts
today.2
what were the purposes
had in
text.
of
hearings
rn the nidst
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rn another exampre, the healing
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show that
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Christians
are called
evangelise.l
However,
paralytic
not
to
deny
need
to
bases
that
base
lest
the
to
rally
we clain
to
the
is
that
the
would
help
writers
have
This
thesis
reasons
each of
the
for,
Synoptic
With
most widely
held
each of
Evangelistst
Gospels,
the
Synoptic
we
Scriptural
natu-
Gospels.
also
Acts,
contribute
will
only
in
to
focus
doing
the
Gospe1s.
the
on
this
study
of
A comparison
the
respective
Synoptic
their
materials
according
how
suit
examine
the
their
respective
theological
pericopes
healing
to
the
and Matthew,s
some scholars
the
is
read-
rnotifs
of,
as recorded
by
writers.
respect
Marcan priority
This
Hohrever, due to
can be applied
so as to
the
to
John should
would
thesis
and arranged
will
authority
However,
One advantage
determine
edited
and the
Though
to
the
right
of
heating.
Synoptics.
the
to
of
today.
Synoptic
Gospel,
this
own purposes
their
ers.
us
the
study,
in
healing
evangelise.
the
Gospel
Luke,s
criticism
called
God had promised.
of
pericopes
to
on
theology
the
are
Christ,s
available
the
in
of
redaction
is
the
to
call
alongside
this
in
healing
to
healings
of
healings
connected
more than
Luke's
limitation
context,
availability
continuation
insights
its
healing
be considered
as the
as rnuch as they
Christians'
such
Jesus'
heal
in
prirnarily
is
forgive,
not
to
still
theory.2
conclusions
synoptic
and Luke,s
dispute
However,
themes
will
problem,
it
is
we will
throughout
not
assume
dependence on him.
this,
since
f
be based
their
still
the
be tracing
respective
so much on the
lJohn
(london:
tti$er,Pws fieaiing
p. 55.
HdderandStoughton,
1986),
'RaI$ ttartin,ilenlbstalentF$ndations,
vol. 1, (Grand
Rapids:
rn. B. Berdnans
hrblishing
pp.13F150.
Co,,1975),
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isolated
pels,
change but
Therefore,
opinion
on the
even if
for
cisms and nature
thesis
the
were a shift
the
bent
in
each of
Gospels (physical
miracles)
the
nade the
nature
miracles
should
linitation
artificial
and the
of
division
of
Jesus,
healings,
exor-
specific
as part
Synoptic
be taken
Gospels.
This
acts
into
is
to
In this
healing
thesis,
Luke and Matthew
have their
their
the
records
reveal
Jesus'
as to
turn
glory
the
uses the
suffering
of
healings
and of faith.
healing
to
Faith
and discipleship.
healings
as the basis
healings,
he presents
tological
prophet
Gentires.
Matthew uses the
promised
authoritative
then,
and
for
Luke,
faith.
who reaches
in
healing
to
a discipleship
so
He
of
for
Mark, is
the basis
in
contrast,
presents
record
spirit-empowered
to
the
healings
to
show that
Messiah.
Man who brings
it
suffering.
out
compassionate
son of
purposes
the
Through his
Jesus as the
the
Mark,
he conceals
about
in
to the
show that
Messiahts
teach
where
gospels.
in their
Mark uses
on the
out
exorcisrns.
give
writers
but at the same tine
attention
leaving
of healing
olrn distinctive
healings.
this
appreciate
proposed to
is
paper,
of
better
and exorcisn
it
account.
consideration
emphasis which the respective
acts of preaching,
into
of
of the summary statements
the
all
this
they occur
for
showing
Synopt,ics
be taken
will
also
scholarly
the
a comprehensive study,
agrain due to
has
relative
in
differences
However, exorcisms
the
each Gos-
hold true,
in the Synoptic
However,
emphases of
problem,
theological
Ideally,
miracles
overall
there
synoptic
the distinctive
would stil1
on the
needy
He is
forgiveness
of the
eschaand the
Jesus is
also
the
and new
5
to
life
both
Matthew also
Jews
and
teaches
Gentiles.
his
that
Through
the
healings,
can petition
readers
him by
f a i th .
Despite
the
also
be seen in the concluding
they
share
healings
pleshipi
or
as
thing
In
something
all
While healings
prourised is
available
This means that
been served
available
of this
and they
today.
in which their
in
are
thesis
that
or about disci-
the
today,
reality
of
healings
continuity
no
nay also
the
as para-
as slrmbols would inply
therefore
purposes are still
will
to Christi
some sense their
However, there
it
Synoptics,
three
brings
and paradigrns have elernents both of
tinuity.
Synoptic
the
healings,
about Christ
which
synbols
promised.
thing
concerns.
chapter
are used as signs which point
which teaches
digns
the
similar
which
accounts of Jesus'
have in their
writers
purposes
different
the
that
as signs
and disconpurposes have
longer
needed or
be some situations
applicable
today.