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miracles, and multiple well-attested miracle claims in that context make them probable. As philosopher Richard Purtill emphasizes, unusual events might even be expected in the right contexts.[322] We do not expect athletic world records to be broken regularly, but we might expect them to occur at times at the Olympics.[323] Purtill then argues that while Jesus’s resurrection makes no sense as a random event, it fits the context of his life and teaching, which it climaxes.
Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts
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