Endnote 2 – The Raising of Lazarus

Articles and commentaries that specifically examine the Johannine Lazarus narrative include Brendan Byrne, Lazarus: A Contemporary Reading of John 11:1–46 (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991); Gérard Rochais, Les récits de résurrection des morts dans le Nouveau Testament (Cambridge: University Press, 1981); Sandra M. Schneiders, “Death in the Community of Eternal Life: History, Theology, and Spirituality in John 11, ” Interpretation 41 (January, 1987), pp. 44–56; and W. Wilkens, “Die Erweckung des Lazarus,” Theologische Zeitschrift 15 (1959), pp. 22–39.

For thorough literary analyses of the Lazarus narrative, see R.A. Culpepper, Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1993); and J. Kremer, Lazarus: Die Geschichte einer Auferstehung: Text: Wirkungsgeschichte und Botschaft (Stuttgart: Katholik Bibelwerk, 1985).