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Catholic scholar John P. Meier believes that the miraculous walk on water is a purely theological narrative, without historical foundation. Oral tradition, according to Meier, is intertwined with references to the Old Testament (Jesus' answer "I am" is in accordance with the vision of Jesus as Yahweh of the Early Church) and post-resurrection ...
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt, 1632. Calming the storm is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, reported in Matthew 8:23–27, Mark 4:35–41, and Luke 8:22–25 (the Synoptic Gospels).
In March 2003, If You Want to Walk on Water was the third-best-selling religious book in Britain and the fourth-best-selling religious book in Scotland. [3] In his book God Can't Sleep: Waiting for Daylight On Life's Dark Nights, Palmer Chinchen writes, that If You Want to Walk on Water is an "excellent book on faith". [4]
Because of the dark of night, the apostles were afraid of the sight of Jesus walking on the water. It was the common belief among the Jews, from scripture, that spirits existed, which sometimes appeared in human form. Night was believed to be the time for evil spirits.
And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. The New International Version translates the passage as: "Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch. [2] Peter answered: Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets. [2] When they had done so, "they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break", [2] requiring help from another boat. When Peter ...
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Paul begins his address by emphasizing the need to know God, rather than worshiping the unknown: "As I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship — and this is what I am going to proclaim to you."