Lazarus, Mary and Martha :social-scientific approaches to the Gospel of John /

Esler, Philip Francis.

Lazarus, Mary and Martha :social-scientific approaches to the Gospel of John / Philip F. Esler and Ronald A. Piper. - 1st Fortress Press ed. - Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 2006. - vi, 201 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-191) and indexes.

Lazarus, Martha, and Mary: reframing the discussion -- Social identity and prototypes: a social-scientific model for historical and theological application -- Johannine processing of the past in relation to Lazarus, Mary and Martha -- Lazarus, Martha, and Mary as prototypes of those whom Jesus loves -- The raising of Lazarus from the dead as prototypical -- The raising of Lazarus in early Christian art -- A theological conclusion: the raising of Lazarus and Christian identity.

0800638301 9780800638306

2006014299


Lazarus, of Bethany, Saint
Martha, Saint
Mary, of Bethany, Saint


Bible.--N.T.--John--Social scientific criticism.

BS2615.52 / .E75 2006

226.5067