The claims
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
8 claims
Philostratus's biography of Apollonius records him apparently restoring a recently deceased Roman senator's daughter to life in Rome -- a miracle explicitly paralleled to Gospel resurrection accounts by later commentators.
Philostratus's biography of Apollonius records him apparently restoring a recently deceased Roman senator's daughter to life in Rome -- a miracle explicitly paralleled to Gospel resurrection accounts by later commentators.
Nigerian pastor Daniel Ekechukwu, declared dead after a car accident on November 30, 2001 with a death certificate from St. Eunice Clinic, was reportedly resurrected two days later at a church during a Reinhard Bonnke crusade.
Nigerian pastor Daniel Ekechukwu, declared dead after a car accident on November 30, 2001 with a death certificate from St. Eunice Clinic, was reportedly resurrected two days later at a church during a Reinhard Bonnke crusade.
After two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal died unexpectedly on December 14, 2019, Bethel Church organized a global prayer campaign to raise her from the dead; after sustained prayer over multiple days, Olive was buried without resurrection.
After two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal died unexpectedly on December 14, 2019, Bethel Church organized a global prayer campaign to raise her from the dead; after sustained prayer over multiple days, Olive was buried without resurrection.
British Pentecostal evangelist Smith Wigglesworth claimed to have raised between three and fourteen people from the dead across his ministry (sources vary wildly), but not one account was ever independently authenticated, and his own daughter remained deaf despite his healing ministry.
British Pentecostal evangelist Smith Wigglesworth claimed to have raised between three and fourteen people from the dead across his ministry (sources vary wildly), but not one account was ever independently authenticated, and his own daughter remained deaf despite his healing ministry.
The 1st-century CE Pythagorean philosopher Apollonius of Tyana was credited with healings, exorcisms, prophecy, and a resurrection in a biography by Philostratus written c. 220-235 CE.
The 1st-century CE Pythagorean philosopher Apollonius of Tyana was credited with healings, exorcisms, prophecy, and a resurrection in a biography by Philostratus written c. 220-235 CE.
Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier (1506-1552) had modest miracle claims in his lifetime, but a posthumous hagiographic tradition amplified them dramatically -- including a fabricated gift of tongues first attributed to him nearly eighty years after his death.
Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier (1506-1552) had modest miracle claims in his lifetime, but a posthumous hagiographic tradition amplified them dramatically -- including a fabricated gift of tongues first attributed to him nearly eighty years after his death.
The claim that Jesus of Nazareth rose bodily from the dead after crucifixion c. 30 CE is the central miracle claim of Christianity and the most debated resurrection claim in Western historiography.
The claim that Jesus of Nazareth rose bodily from the dead after crucifixion c. 30 CE is the central miracle claim of Christianity and the most debated resurrection claim in Western historiography.
The 2008 Florida Healing Outpouring drew massive crowds and claimed dozens of healings and twenty resurrections from the dead, but ABC Nightline found not a single claim independently verifiable, and World magazine reported several 'healed' individuals had since died of their conditions.
The 2008 Florida Healing Outpouring drew massive crowds and claimed dozens of healings and twenty resurrections from the dead, but ABC Nightline found not a single claim independently verifiable, and World magazine reported several 'healed' individuals had since died of their conditions.