Difficult Texts: John 11.44

This is one of the most terrifying and problematic parts of just one Gospel; it has a life of its own in culture. We are faced with the question of what place it may have within a Christian tradition and liturgical expression that has lost the sense of how the ‘raising of Lazarus’ might be read and...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loades, Ann 1938-2022 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Sage [2016]
In: Theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 119, Issue: 5, Pages: 323-326
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
HC New Testament
NBK Soteriology
Further subjects:B Bible. Johannesevangelium 11,44
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Volltext (doi)
Description
Summary:This is one of the most terrifying and problematic parts of just one Gospel; it has a life of its own in culture. We are faced with the question of what place it may have within a Christian tradition and liturgical expression that has lost the sense of how the ‘raising of Lazarus’ might be read and praised as a text even in circumstances that seem too terrible to contemplate.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X16647867