power. In the Gospels such events are due to the exercise of God’s* power (see Authority and Power)—whether directly or through human or superhuman agents—and reveal and/or effect his saving or judging purposes. Though some writers use miracle with enough latitude to include (predictive) prophecy (see Prophets, Prophecy), it is more common to restrict it to supernatural events in the space-time world. In contrast to miracle, miracle stories denotes relatively self-contained narratives in which an