miracle story
Sacred marvel narrative
A miracle story is a narrative recounting a supernatural or extraordinary event, typically one attributed to divine intervention.
The genre spans religious texts, hagiographies, and folk traditions: The gospels contain numerous miracle stories, pilgrims shared miracle stories of healings at the shrine.
In religious contexts, miracle stories often serve to demonstrate the power of a deity or the holiness of a saint.
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- healingRestoration of health
- laying on handsHealing through physical contact
- faithTrust without proof
blind faith · true believer · divine · testament · parable · legend · supernatural · biblical · resurrection · salvation · answered prayer · awe · blessing · vision · saint · prophet · pilgrimage · shrine
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- uplifting storieshero journey, triumph, underdog victory, against all odds, overcoming odds
- Bible elementsparable, psalm, epistle, proverb, commandment
- sacred storiescreation myth, Noah's Ark, flood myth, parable, Good Samaritan
- Scripture storiesAdam and Eve, Garden of Eden, burning bush, golden calf, parting the sea
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
miracle storynatural explanation
scientific explanation · case study · debunking · forensic report · forensic analysis
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