![]() ![]() It is noteworthy that the Synoptic Gospels make no mention of Lazarus, although they describe other raisings from the dead (Mk 5.21 –43 Lk 7.11 –17. Natural life is the pledge of the supernatural life that is bestowed by the glorified Christ after His own death and Resurrection. 9) now He appears as the life of the world by restoring Lazarus to life: "I am the resurrection and the life …" (Jn 11.25). The raising of Lazarus from the dead is the seventh and last of the Johannine "signs." Jesus had shown Himself to be the light of the world by restoring sight to the blind (John ch. In his customary fashion John surrounds the Lazarus incident with symbolism. Some scholars have made futile attempts to identify Lazarus with "the disciple whom Jesus loved" of the Fourth Gospel, even though Lazarus was not one of the twelve, to whom the "beloved disciple" obviously belonged. There is no trustworthy evidence on the later life or on the death of Lazarus. Lazarus last appears at a banquet given in honor of Jesus (12.1 –8), apparently the same banquet that Matthew and Mark place at the house of Simon the Leper six days before the Crucifixion (Mt 26.6 –13 Mk 14.3 –9). This resulted both in the conversion to Christ of many who had witnessed the miracle (11.45), and in the determination of the enemies of Jesus to do away with both Jesus and Lazarus (11.46 –53 12.10 –11). Shortly before Our Lord's last visit to Jerusalem Lazarus died when Jesus was informed of his death He delayed two days He then came to Bethany and raised Lazarus from the dead, although Lazarus had been four days in the tomb (Jn 11.1 –44). Him (11.3, 36), and often received hospitality at his house (Lk 10.38 –40). mary magdalene) and a friend of Jesus (Jn 11.1 –2, 11). He was the brother of Mary and Martha (the former distinct from St. The Greek form of the name, Λ ά ζ α ρ ο ς, is based on an abbreviated form of the Hebrew name, ’el' āz ār (God has helped). The name of two men in the New Testament. ![]()
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