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grbs-16530	Gibson, Craig A.	New Testament Miracles in the Ethopoeiae of Nikephoros Basilakes	2021	25	.pdf	application/pdf	9536	318	59	In the biblical story, Mary informs Jesus that the wedding has run out of wine and directs the servants to follow his instructions; Basilakes depicts her as not only informing Jesus of the situation but persuading him to reveal his power now and thereby honor her as his mother, the Theotokos. Similarly, Irenaeus says that Jesus was not ready to “partake of the cup, which would have so much emblematic 238 NEW TESTAMENT MIRACLES IN BASILAKES ————— Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 61 (2021) 224–248 significance later on,” and Augustine says that the “hour” to which Jesus refers is the hour of his crucifixion.11 Basilakes’ closest approach to a metaphorical interpretation of the wine is when his Mary asks the guests to “drink deeply of the wine; drink even more deeply of the miracle” (τοῦ θαύµατος, 8.4) and “drink of this new wine, but before that, drink of faith” (τῆς πίστεως, 8.5).	cache/grbs-16530.pdf	txt/grbs-16530.txt