From: David N. Barnett 

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 03:17:45 GMT, John Beckett
 wrote in message
:

| Thiering has done a lot of research on the  New Testament and the Dead
Sea | Scrolls. She believes that the miracles described in the New
Testament are | able to be read at two levels: the face value for a general
audience, and | as a literal but disguised historical account. Her
conclusion is that | there were no actual miracles. She has some very
interesting | interpretations of the miracle descriptions.

Thiering is known in these parts.  I've even seen her on TV.  The method of
interpretation you describe is known in Hebrew as "Pesher."

--dave

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