The historical existence of Jesus Christ is well-documented, supported by Roman records and ancient texts. However, every miracles achieved in his life have often been viewed with skepticism.

Hopefully you’re seeing the point very well. Jesus didn’t just do miracles to wow the crowds or drum up a big crowd. Every miracle had the sole purpose of bringing someone to faith in Him.

The miracles actually served as “signs” pointing to a greater reality. Acts 2:22 declares that “Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God by miracles, wonders and signs.” ...

Among the Jesus Seminar’s assertions was that many of the miracles attributed to Jesus never occurred, at least in a literal sense. Nor, the Jesus Seminar concluded in 1995, did Jesus rise ...

This man [Nicodemus] came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him” (John 3:2).

Book Review Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus By Elaine Pagels Doubleday: 336 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org ...

John’s Gospel has a bit more on Jesus’s family, but no birth scene. When we first see Jesus in the Gospel of John, he is already both the Son of God and a man—that is to say, not an infant.

Elaine Pagels sifts through history in search of Jesus In “Miracles and Wonder,” the author explores what motivated people to record the details that define the life of Jesus.

Elaine Pagels, the best-selling author and Princeton professor, explains her interest in the life of Jesus in much the same terms. She opens her new book, “Miracles and Wonder,” with an ...