Th Miracles Of Jesus

[Penn]

This morning on the Discovery Channel, there was a documentary entitled "Miracles Of Jesus".

In it, the author attempted to parallel a number of miracles in the Old Testament vs Jesus's Miracles in the New Testament.

OK, I thought, this might be interesting so, I gave it a look see.

They portrayed the miracle of Moses parting the Red Sea, so that thousands of Jews could escape slavery and the Egyptian hordes pursuing them, that they might make it to the Promise Land and freedom.

Then, they showcased Joshua, who parted the river Jordan, so that the Jews who had rescued the Ark Of The Covenant, could transport it to a safer environment, en route to Jerusalem, where it would be finally be placed in the Tabernacle, if memory serves me.

What I found interesting was that they contrasted Moses and Joshua - parting the waters, or bodies of waters, so people could pass safely - with Jesus's miracle of walking on water, on the Sea of Galilee, to a fishing ship that the Disciples were in, during a tempest/storm.

Maybe it's a small point to make, but it occurs to me that the people in Moses and Joshua's miracles, walked on dry river or seabeds, whereas Jesus walked on a roiling sea, in order to get to His Disciples, and bring them calm.

Thoughts?

 

[brendar buhl]

That's an amazing parallel. In the old covenent there were a lot of ways around things. There were curses that could be avoided by performing certain rituals. God was leading the chosen around the issues safely. In the new covenent God deals directly with the issue.
I'm going to think about this one for a while.

 

[Penn]

It seems to me that the Discovery Channel takes these kinds of slants, providing, or suggesting alternatives to Biblical, or religious beliefs.

They also had a modern day magician(can't remember the name), on this same program, investigating whether there was any magic or sorcery involved in those miracles. If I recall, Jesus was accused of that by the Pharisees, and He replied, something to the effect that He could not be of the devil's house since (1) He had endured and rejected 40 days of temptation from Satan, and (2), He had cast him out of many people's souls already.

He said, paraphrasing, "a man cannot serve two masters". He could not be of the devil, and be the Son of God, at the same time.

The final notes of the narrator was something to the effect - that there were still many mysteries yet to be solved, concerning Jesus's ministry.

 

[brendar buhl]

Penn, what do you mean by, "Discovery Channel takes these kinds of slants"? I didn't see the show and from your description I can't tell what the slant was.

 

[Penn]

http://www.truetunes.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=316

This is one of the sources I was able to Google - Discovery Channel - Miracles of Jesus.

Here is an excerpt from the pdf page that appeared:

DISCOVERY CHANNEL EXAMINES THE MIRACLES OF JESUS​

(Friday, 09 December 2005) - Contributed by Staff - Last Updated (Monday, 17 April 2006)​

"December 8, 2005- (Nashville, TN) Brock Gill is hosting Discovery Channel "Miracles of Jesus" TV special currently scheduled to air on Christmas Eve (check local listings for times). As the lead investigator in the project, Brock presents an objective look at the miracles Jesus performed and investigates whether they were illusions or reality.
For centuries critics have claimed that Jesus miracles never happened or that they were purely illusions. As an illusionist and a Christian, Brock has often had to deal with the claim that Jesus was only a magician.

Traveling throughout the Middle East and Holy Lands, theories of Jesus miracles resonate through his mind as he ventures to find out: Can ancient miracles be re-created using 21st century technology?

Was He a magician? Was He an illusionist? Was He a hypnotist asks Brock, Was He a paranormalist? Or was he just a master of psychology? What was the deal? Was He a real miracle worker?

Brock"s questions bring him to three different locations where Jesus performed His miracles. In Nain, Galilee, Brock investigates the widow"' son being raised from the dead. In Golan Heights, the multiplication of loaves and fishes for the feeding of 5,000 people, and to the Sea of Galilee to investigate the miracle that has stumped illusionists from day one: walking on water."



This isn't the first time I'd seen a documentary about the Bible, with discussions about the validity of the Lord God or Jesus Christ.

Like the text in paragraph #4, where the theme seems to be "What if He was not what we were led to believe of Him?"

Brock trying to impliment 21st century technology to see if the miracles can be re-created, would seem to me to be an attempt alternative slant, no?

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