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Rumours of deception have surrounded claims of Jesus' resurrection ever since the soldiers appointed to guard his tomb made their report to the Jewish authorities. But no-one has led the philosophic charge against miracles quite as influentially as David Hume with his 1748 'Essay on Miracles'. Refined, revised and restated, his arguments still affect philosophic discussions of miracles today. During the twentieth century, strong arguments have also been raised by Antony Flew, now Professor Emeritus at Keele University. Professor Flew has contributed a fresh statement of these for this volume, which also includes Hume's classic critique. And in response, Douglas Gievett and Gary Habermas have assembled a distinguished team of scholars to rebut the objections and set forth the positive case for God's action in history. In defence of miracles is a comprehensive, up-to-date discussion that should not be overlooked by anyone concerned with the current debate over miracles.