Who was the brother of Martha, raised from the dead by Jesus?
"Lazarus has been dead and buried for four days. Before they enter the town, Martha, Lazarus' sister, comes to meet Jesus and tells him: ""if you had been here, my brother would not have died"". Jesus assures Martha that her brother will rise again and states: ""I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"" Martha's affirmation that she does truly believe and states, ""Yes, Lord. I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God,"
"Raising of Lazarus The raising of Lazarus or the resurrection of Lazarus is a miracle of Jesus recounted only in the Gospel of John (John 11:1–44) in which Jesus brings Lazarus of Bethany back to life four days after his burial. In John, this is the last of the miracles that Jesus performs before the Passion and his own resurrection. Lazarus is the brother of Martha and Mary. The family lives in the village of Bethany, about two miles east of Jerusalem on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. According to John 11:1-44, Jesus receives a message that"
"narrative of the raising of Lazarus is found in chapter 11 of the Gospel of John. Lazarus is introduced as a follower of Jesus, who lives in the town of Bethany near Jerusalem. He is identified as the brother of the sisters Mary and Martha. The sisters send word to Jesus that Lazarus, ""he whom thou lovest,"" is ill. Instead of immediately traveling to Bethany, according to the narrator, Jesus intentionally remains where he is for two more days before beginning the journey. When Jesus arrives in Bethany, he finds that Lazarus is dead and has already been in his"
"at least two occasions. ""Mary and Martha"" are mentioned by name in John 11:1–12:8 and in Luke 10:38–41. Three other passages, one each in Matthew, Mark and Luke, refer to an unnamed person identified by some but by no means all authorities as this Mary, or as Mary Magdalene, or both. Roman Catholic tradition in particular identifies the person in Luke with both Mary of Bethany and Saint Mary Magdalene. John describes two visits by Jesus to Mary and Martha. In , Jesus raises Mary's brother Lazarus from death. Mary, Martha and Lazarus already appear to be very close friends"
"of Jerusalem. It is nowhere read that Martha had ever any husband nor fellowship of man, but she as a noble hostess ministered and served our Lord, and would also that her sister should serve him and help her, for she thought that all the world was not sufficient to serve such a guest.After the ascension of our Lord, when the disciples were departed, she with her brother Lazarus and her sister Mary, also Saint Maximin <nowiki>[</nowiki>actually a 3rd-century figure<nowiki>]</nowiki> which baptized them, and to whom they were committed of the Holy Ghost, and many others, were put into a"
": ""Jesus said to them, ""Take off the grave clothes and let him go"". But in the upper left background a group of Jews and Pharisees are depicted discussing the event, which completes the story in the gospels. The standing female in orange is Martha of Bethany, sister of Lazarus and Mary; in the gospel, before the tomb is opened, she protests that the body will smell, and her gesture suggests she was right. The Twelve Apostles are crowded to the left of Christ and behind him. The younger man standing at the left, seen in profile, is Saint John"
"by the author: ""Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair."" The mention of her sister Martha suggests a connection with the aforementioned woman in Luke. In the account of the raising of Lazarus, Jesus meets with the sisters in turn: Martha followed by Mary. Martha goes immediately to meet Jesus as he arrives, while Mary waits until she is called. As one commentator"
"joyful news from an angel. Orthodox tradition also relates that Mary's brother Lazarus was cast out of Jerusalem in the persecution against the Jerusalem Church following the martyrdom of St. Stephen. His sisters Mary and Martha fled Judea with him, assisting him in the proclaiming of the Gospel in various lands. The three later moved to Cyprus, where Lazarus became the first Bishop of Kition (modern Larnaca). All three died in Cyprus. In the Catholic Church, Mary of Bethany is celebrated, together with her brother Lazarus, on 29 July, the memorial of their sister Martha. 29 July is the date"
"case Jesus would have united a formidable list of families into his ancestors. Jesus joined John the Baptist's movement - John was a close relative of Jesus (John's mother being Mary's aunt which makes Jesus his second cousin)- and the two were prepared to bring about an uprising in Judaea, but John's arrest and execution caused Jesus to go underground to avoid the same fate. Eventually he resurfaced to carry on the Baptist's work alone. Jesus was a charismatic teacher and possibly a faith healer. James, Simon and Jude were his half-brothers (since Jesus is not Joseph's son, in Tabor's"
"delights of the body, and Lazarus entended all to knighthood, Martha, which was wise, governed nobly her brother's part and also her sister's, and also her own, and administered to knights, and her servants, and to poor men, such necessities as they needed. Nevertheless, after the ascension of our Lord, they sold all these things. The 15th-century poet Georges Chastellain draws on the tradition of the unsmiling Lazarus: ""He whom God raised, doing him such grace, the thief, Mary's brother, thereafter had naught but misery and painful thoughts, fearing what he should have to pass"". (""Le pas de la mort"","
"an Ebionite story has Jesus eating bread with his brother, Jacob (""James the Just""), after the resurrection, which indicates that the Ebionites, or at least the ones who accepted this version of the Gospel of the Hebrews, believed in a physical resurrection of Jesus. The Ebionites are described as emphasizing the oneness of God and the humanity of Jesus as the biological son of Mary and Joseph, who by virtue of his righteousness was chosen by God to be the messianic ""prophet like Moses"" (foretold in ""Deuteronomy"" 18:14–22) when he was anointed with the Holy Spirit at his baptism. Origen"
"the brother of Jesus that implies that the Mary mentioned here is Mary, the mother of Jesus. (Though such an interpretation is rejected by Catholics and others who support the perpetual virginity of Mary, who understand the word ""brother"" to mean a less direct relationship). Matthew 13:55 mentions that James has a brother named Joses, and the close parallel between these two verses is the primary evidence for this Mary being Jesus' mother. mentions that Jesus' mother was present at the crucifixion, and thus could be being referred to by Matthew in this verse. Mary, James, and Joses (Joseph) were"
"of Jesus, in the New Testament, and also giving rise to the legend that made her a model of a penitent sinner and even, according to Pope Gregory, a reformed prostitute. This view, which was taken to its extreme in ""Legenda Aurea"" (c. 1260), is no longer affirmed by the Roman Catholic Church but remains in popular devotion. Her feast day is July 22, and is celebrated then by the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches and by the Church of England. Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, lived with them in Bethany, near Jerusalem. Jesus visited them there on"
"of the river Jordan. The evangelist's introduction of Lazarus of Bethany at this point (John 11:1) leads to the discussion of whether Jesus should return to Judea (Jerusalem) in the face of the growing plot against Him. Mary and her sister Martha appear to have been better known than their brother Lazarus, as he is introduced by reference to them. Theologian Joseph Benson therefore suggests that ""It is probable [that] Lazarus was younger than his sisters"". The sisters send messengers to Jesus, so his location cannot have been entirely secret, ""firmly expect[ing] that he, who had cured so many strangers,"
"and to recognize Jesus as the Christ, are circumstances that tend to connect her with Salome the disciple. By the High Middle Ages this Salome was often (but not always) identified with Mary Salome in the West, and therefore regarded as the believing midwife. An apocryphal Coptic Book of the Resurrection of Christ, attributed to the apostle Bartholomew, names the women who went to the tomb. Among them were: Mary Magdalene; Mary the mother of James, whom Jesus delivered out of the hand of Satan; Mary who ministered to him; Martha her sister; Joanna (perhaps also Susanna) who renounced the"
"brothers"" Luke 16:28 are Annas' five sons. In support of this is the coincidence that the father and five brothers who will not be convinced even if the parable Lazarus is raised from the dead (Luke 16:31) predict that Caiaphas, Annas, and the five sons of Annas would not believe and plotted to have the real Lazarus killed when he was raised (John 12:10). According to the Gospel of John (the event is not mentioned in other accounts), Jesus was first brought before Annas, and after a brief questioning of him (John 18:19-23) was sent to the home of Caiaphas,"
"Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the sister of Lazarus. The specific question ""Quem quaeritis?"" ""Whom do you seek?"" is not in fact in Luke 24, where it is implied but omitted: ""Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen"". The actual question is directly expressed only in the non-canonical Gospel of Peter: In the canonical gospels it is Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary (the mother of James), and ""other women"" who were present at this event. Although short, this excerpt of text would later snowball into a huge body of religious medieval plays,"
"in Christian writings."" James, brother of Jesus James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord ( ""Ya'akov""; ""Iákōbos"", can also be Anglicized as Jacob), was an early leader of the Jerusalem Church of the Apostolic Age, to which Paul was also affiliated. He died in martyrdom in 62 or 69 AD. Catholics and Eastern Orthodox, as well as some Anglicans and Lutherans, teach that James, along with others named in the New Testament as ""brothers"" of Jesus, were not the biological children of Mary, but were possibly cousins of Jesus or step-brothers from a previous marriage"
"Catholic saints. In the Acts of the Apostles, Saint Peter raised a woman named Dorcas (also called Tabitha), and Paul the Apostle revived a man named Eutychus who had fallen asleep and fell from a window to his death. Following the Apostolic Age, many saints were said to resurrect the dead, as recorded in Orthodox Christian hagiographies. St Columba supposedly raised a boy from the dead in the land of Picts. Most Christians understand these miraculous resurrections to be of a different nature than the resurrection of Jesus and the future resurrection of the dead. The raising of Lazarus and"
"by Jesus is only recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus arrived at the village of Nain during the burial ceremony of the son of a widow, and raised the young man from the dead. The location is the village of Nain in Galilee, two miles south of Mount Tabor. This is the first of three miracles of Jesus in the canonical gospels in which he raises the dead, the other two being the raising of Jairus' daughter and of Lazarus. Following the healing, Jesus fame spread ""throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region"". In the Cambridge Bible for"
"Simon, brother of Jesus Simon is described in the New Testament as one of the brothers of Jesus (). In , people ask concerning Jesus, ""Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?"" while in they ask, ""Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?"" The Catholic Church defined that ""brothers of Jesus"" are not biological children of Mary, because of the dogma of the perpetual"
"forth her firstborn son"" and of the various New Testament mentions of the brothers (and sisters) of Jesus is discussed below under the heading ""Scripture"". The ""brothers"" and ""sisters"" of Jesus mentioned in the Gospels, and the ""James, the Lord's brother"", mentioned in , ""the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James"", mentioned by Josephus were thus interpreted by many texts as not being children of Mary. The use of the word ""brother"" in Scripture is, in addition, not only used to refer to biological brothers but also to relatives (Genesis 14:14, 29:15), close friends (2"
"The Sons of Martha ""The Sons of Martha"" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling. It is inspired by the biblical story of Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary. It celebrates the care and dedication of workers–engineers, mechanics, and builders–to provide for the safety and comfort of others. ""The Sons of Martha"" was written in 1907 and was adopted by the author in 1922 to be part of the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer performed by Canadian engineers at their graduation. In the Bible story, Christ visits a home where two sisters, Mary and Martha, live."
"that ""James, the brother of the Lord died in virginity at the age of ninety-six"". According to Jerome (4th century), James, the Lord’s brother, was an apostle, too; Jerome quotes Scriptures as a proof in his work ""The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary"", writing the following: Some apocryphal gospels testify to the reverence Jewish followers of Jesus had for James. The Gospel of the Hebrews confirms the account of Paul in 1 Corinthians regarding the risen Jesus' appearance to James. Jerome (5th century) quotes the non-canonical Gospel of the Hebrews: The non-canonical Gospel of Thomas confirms that Jesus, after his"
"Bethany Bethany () is recorded in the New Testament as the home of the siblings Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, as well as that of Simon the Leper. Jesus is reported to have lodged there after his entry into Jerusalem, and it could be from Bethany that he parted from his disciples at the Ascension. Bethany is located at the site now also known by the Arabic name ""al-Eizariya"". Bethany has traditionally been identified with the present-day West Bank city of al-Eizariya (Arabic ""place of Lazarus""), site of the reputed Tomb of Lazarus, about to the east of Jerusalem on the"
"from all over the world. Both pilgrimages are dedicated to apostles (St James and St Andrew), both these saints were adopted as patron saints after miraculous intervention in crucial battles, and both Santiago and St Andrews are in remote areas. According to the New Testament Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter, and a fishermen. The Gospel of John states that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist. Based on statements of John, Andrew recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and introduce his brother to him. In the gospels, Andrew is mentioned as telling Jesus about the boy with the"
"Mary is mentioned as the mother of a James and of a Joseph in the Gospel of Matthew and in the Gospel of Mark: Roman Catholic interpretation generally holds that James, the younger is the same James mentioned in Mark 16:1 and Matthew 27:56 and it is to be identified with James, the son of Alphaeus and James, the brother of Jesus. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, he is not, however, identified with James the Great, although this is disputed by some. Jerome believed that the ""brothers"" of the Lord were Jesus' cousins, thus amplifying the doctrine of perpetual virginity."
"notes, ""Martha, the more aggressive sister, went to meet Jesus, while quiet and contemplative Mary stayed home. This portrayal of the sisters agrees with that found in Luke 10:38–42."" When Mary meets Jesus, she falls at his feet. In speaking with Jesus, both sisters lament that he did not arrive in time to prevent their brother's death: ""Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."" But where Jesus' response to Martha is one of teaching calling her to hope and faith, his response to Mary is more emotional: ""When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews"
"clear that his resurrection has not made him king of the earth but king of heaven, and his return in physical form is only temporary. Jesus then sends Mary to tell his ""brethren"" or ""brothers"" of the news. Previously in the Bible the word brethren had been used to describe Jesus' family. Mary delivers the message to his disciples, however, and scholars agree that they were whom Jesus was referring to. According to Alford this is said to show that since his resurrection a new closeness exists between Jesus and his followers and to confirm that even after the resurrection"
"(Acts 12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; 15:37), and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10; Phlm 1:24). According to Hippolytus, they all belonged to the ""Seventy Disciples"" who were sent out by Jesus to disseminate the gospel (Luke 10:1ff.) in Judea. According to Eusebius of Caesarea (""Eccl. Hist."" 2.9.1–4), Herod Agrippa I, in his first year of reign over the whole of Judea (AD 41), killed James, son of Zebedee and arrested Peter, planning to kill him after the Passover. Peter was saved miraculously by angels, and escaped out of the realm of Herod (Acts 12:1–19). Peter went to Antioch, then"
"the center, Saint Mary Magdalene born aloft by the angels; on the right, Lazarus as Bishop of Marseille with his mitre and staff. There are two figures on either side: on the left, Saint Front, Bishop of Perrigueux, present at the funeral of Saint Martha, and on the right, Saint Marcelle, Martha's servant. The town of Villajoyosa, Spain honors St. Martha as its patron saint and celebrates The Festival of Moors and Christians annually in her honor. The 250-year-old festival commemorates the attack on Villajoyosa by Berber pirates led by Zalé-Arraez in 1538, when, according to legend, St. Martha came"
"Brothers of Jesus The New Testament describes James, Joseph (Joses), Judas (Jude), and Simon as brothers of Jesus (). Also mentioned, but not named, are sisters of Jesus. Some scholars argue that these brothers, especially James, held positions of special honor in the early Christian church. Catholic, Assyrian, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary, as did the Protestant leaders Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Wesley and their respective movements; John Calvin believed that it was possible that Mary remained a virgin but believed the scriptural evidence was inconclusive. Those who hold this belief reject"
"Jerome concluded that James ""the brother of the Lord"", () is therefore James, son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and the son of Mary Cleophas. In two small but potentially important works of Hippolytus, ""On the Twelve Apostles of Christ"" and ""On the Seventy Apostles of Christ,"" he relates the following: James, the brother of Jesus, was also stoned to death by the Jews. These two works of Hippolytus are often neglected because the manuscripts were lost during most of the church age and then found in Greece in the 19th century. As most scholars consider"