Did Jesus have super powers?
“Superpowers (also super powers or simply powers) is another term for superhuman abilities, that is, any abilities that a human cannot possess. The term is mainly used in superhero comic books but also in other media such as cartoons. The term includes normal human abilities but at a level too great for a human to have, such as superhuman strength. It also includes abilities that might not be very impressive or useful, such as the ability to change the color of an object at will, as long as it is an act that humans cannot perform except perhaps with special equipment. ” Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpower_%28ability%29 The Bible is not a comic book and Jesus ist probably not a fictional character. But I think he had some sort of superpowers, because he was the incarnation of God.
Biblically speaking, no, Jesus did not *have* superpowers. He had the Holy Spirit (what/who the Old Testament called the Ruach Qadesh, the Shekinah [God’s Manifest Glory], and “the Face/Presence of God”) resting on him in perfect fullness. By his own testimony, it was by the power of the Holy Spirit that he did the miraculous things he did … well, except for the so-called “nature miracles” described in Matthew, where it is not by supernatural power that he does such things, but by shear authority: the wind and the waves recognize their master and do as he commands them out of shear obedience to him. As to whether or not he actually did such things, consider these two facts: 1. every current historian of the subject (by which I mean people with PhD’s in 1st & 2nd century history, intertestimental Judaism, New Testament history and criticism, or related fields) concurrs that Jesus acquired within his own lifetime a reputation as a miracle healer and wonder worker. 2. for the next 400 y
