The Raising of Lazarus

The purpose of the Bachelor thesis "The Raising of Lazarus: Exegesis and Spiritual Message of John 11:1-46" is a focus on the narrative in John's Gospel presenting the crucial sign of Jesus public ministry before his passion and the chain of events connected with this miracle. Consequently, it contains a brief characteristic of John's Gospel which is linked to the authorship and source. At the same time it focuses on the context, relationships, descriptions and reference in John's Gospel which this story brings. But above all it reflects the theological meaning of the Jesus' ministry and the miracles that are undestood as "signs." The main theme is the Jesus greatest miracle which he performed at the end of his public ministry where he claims to be the Resurrection and the Life as the One who can give eternal life impervious to death. The words which Jesus said to Martha prior to the raising of Lazarus from the dead are the main theme in this essay. They explain the connection and continuity between faith and life and enlighten the inner theological relations in this episode