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The Raising of Lazarus or the Resurrection of Lazarus is a miracle of Jesus, in which Jesus brings Lazarus of Bethany back to life four days after his burial.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John 11:1-46 )〕 The raising of Lazarus is mentioned only in the Gospel of John (John 11:1-44). Jesus is informed by messengers that Lazarus is ill, and his two sisters are seeking his help. Jesus tells his followers that he intends to wait for Lazarus to die, in order that God may be glorified:
Jesus then delays for two days. The disciples are afraid of returning to Judea, but Jesus commands them to go with him, stating:
When they arrive in Bethany, Lazarus has been dead and buried for four days. Before they enter the town Martha, Lazarus' sister, comes to meet Jesus and tells him: "if you had been here, my brother would not have died". Jesus assures Martha that her brother will rise again and states:
Martha's affirmation that she does indeed believe
is only the second time (after Nathanael) that someone declares Jesus as Son of God and the first time someone equates him as 'Messiah' and 'Son of God' together. The only other time this happens in the entire gospel is in the explanation the author of the Gospel gives for writing his Gospel as the very end. Next, upon entering the village, Jesus is met by Mary and the Jewish people with her. Upon seeing their grief and weeping, Jesus is "deeply moved". Then, after asking where he was buried, the shortest verse in the four Gospels is found - "Jesus wept". After that, Jesus ask for the stone of the grave to be removed, but Mary interjects that there will be a smell. To which Jesus responds,
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said:
When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go." The miracle of the raising of Lazarus, is the climax of John's "signs". It explains the crowds seeking Jesus on Palm Sunday, and leads directly to the decision of Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin to plan to kill Jesus. Theologians Moloney and Harrington view the raising of Lazarus as a "pivotal miracle" which starts the chain of events that leads to the Crucifixion of Jesus. They consider it as a "resurrection that will lead to death", in that the raising of Lazarus will lead to the death of Jesus, the Son of God, in Jerusalem which will reveal the Glory of God.〔Francis J. Moloney, Daniel J. Harrington, 1998 ''The Gospel of John'' Liturgical Press ISBN 0-8146-5806-7 page 325〕 ==See also== * Life of Jesus in the New Testament * Ministry of Jesus * Miracles of Jesus * New Testament places associated with Jesus * Parables of Jesus 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raising of Lazarus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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