Thus the question of kinds of events should be framed thus: “How frequently are reports of similar miracles, given in similar situations, true?”[318] Clearly many miracle claims are not true, but many other claims would be deemed true by normal means of inquiry if the possibility is not a priori excluded (I defer this discussion for chs. 13–15). I will survey some such reports later in the book (chs. 8–12); reports in settings most similar to the Gospels and Acts appear fairly frequently and often stem from those that we would otherwise consider reliable eyewitnesses.[319] Moreover, whereas
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