a definition including “attestation of new prophetic revelation,” miracles do cease at the end of the apostolic period. But that fact does not rule out the possibility of other divine works after that period (properly given some name other than miracle), which are like miracles except that they do not bear witness to new special revelation. We have seen that miracles are unusual events, brought about by God. That is our preliminary definition. I have argued that attempts to identify miracles with
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