Project Gutenberg 2012-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 221 Woolston, Thomas 1670 1733 Wolston, Thomas 75011268 Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, David Ross and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses" by Thomas Woolston is a theological treatise written in the early 18th century. The work delves into the nature of the miracles attributed to Jesus, arguing against their literal interpretation and instead promoting an allegorical understanding. Woolston critiques the traditional views held by the clergy of his time regarding the miraculous events in the New Testament, positioning himself within a broader debate on the intersection of faith and rational criticism. At the start of the discourse, Woolston establishes the context of a contemporary controversy surrounding the interpretation of Jesus' miracles, asserting that many of these events have been misconceived as credible proof of his divine authority. He discusses how modern clerics have shifted their focus to these miracles in their defense of Christianity, while he argues that they should return to ancient interpretations and spiritual meanings. By citing early Church Fathers, Woolston aims to demonstrate that the miracles serve a parabolic function rather than a literal one, using examples such as the healing of the sick and the transfiguration to illustrate his points about the deeper, mystical significance of these accounts in relation to spiritual truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Jesus Christ -- Miracles -- Early works to 1800 Smalbroke, Richard, 1672-1749 Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748 BT Text Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 951768 2025-09-16T15:05:26.776917 text/html 954750 2024-10-23T11:49:26 text/html 625641 2025-09-16T15:05:46.269841 application/epub+zip 634990 2025-09-16T15:05:32.901855 application/epub+zip 413418 2025-09-16T15:05:30.226882 application/epub+zip 2285725 2025-09-16T15:05:54.957765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2153881 2025-09-16T15:05:43.788909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599669 2022-09-18T19:22:41.025048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777256 2025-09-16T15:05:24.159911 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 757309 2024-10-23T11:49:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17183 2025-09-16T15:05:55.115704 application/rdf+xml 26123 2025-09-16T15:05:30.829854 image/jpeg 4664 2025-09-16T15:05:30.526869 image/jpeg 595246 2025-09-16T15:05:26.949838 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia