The Raising Of Lazarus Flashcards
what did Jesus do to restore Lazarus
call his name
Lazarus heard the voice of Christ and Lived, what does this fulfil
the prophecy which Jesus had made earlier
- ‘the dead will hear the voice of the son of God and those who hear will live’
Jesus acted in conflict to the religious authorities and the idea that
the dead will rise at the last day
Jesus claimed the real resurrection would not take place in the future but in the
present when people placed their faith and trust in him
the raising of Lazarus produced what for Jesus
a huge was of popular support, much to the anger of the religious authorities
the religious authorities called what
a meeting of the Sanhedrin (the Jewish supreme court of council) and condemned Jesus
what did the religious authorities fear
their own positions and authority
- concerned that Jesus would stir up civil unrest and cause the Romans to intervene
what did the meeting prompt
the high priest (Caiaphas) to say
‘it is better for you that one man dies for the people than that a whole nation perish
