>>What is there to differentiate the miraculous accounts of Matthew and other gospels from miraculous tales found in other ancient literature?<<
I have not done an extensive comparision, but to me the Bible seems to have fewer miracles, with specific purpose for the miracles, in contrast to the extensive and sometimes relatively random magic and miracles found in, e.g., OT and NT apocryphal writings, stories of the saints, classical mythology, or Harry Potter.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at Droitgate Spa
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