Lazarus

:This article concerns the Biblical character Lazarus. For the Lazarus computer software project, see Lazarus (software).

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Lazarus is the name applied to two separate characters who appear in the New Testament. One is the Lazarus of Jesus' parable which appears solely in Luke (16.19–31). The other is the Lazarus of the miracle recounted in John (11.41–44). The name, with its connotation of one miraculously raised from the dead, as with Lazarus taxon organisms that reappear after being considered extinct, has also appeared in modern-day literature and science fiction.

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Parable: A parable is a story in prose or verse that is told to illustrate a covert religious, moral or philosophical idea. In rhetoric, a parable ('comparison' or 'similitude') was originally the name given by Greek rhetoricians to any fictive illustration introduced in the form of a brief narrative. Later ...

Luke: Luke may refer to:...

John: John is a common name for males. See John (name)...

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