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Bethany. location in johns gospel for the ultimate miracle of jesus mission. one that puts his friend lazarus at the heart of the passion narrative.>> j lazarus tomb. at a time very close to passover. so there are plenty of people around. will he do something dramatic? is something exciting going to happen? is lazarus going to be raised from the dead? >> what were dealing with here in john 11 is that he realizes if he raises somebody from the dead right in the shadow of jerusalem, and a stones t...

On the outskirts of jerusalem, derived from greek, the place of lazarus. and its believed to be the site where jesus raised his friend from the dd. >> the tradition tieing laza to this spot is strong. and its not only a christian tradition, the muslim faith also venerates lazarus as having been here on this place. >> there is a record of worship here since the fourth century. today, the tomb believed to be that of lazarus is 33 feet underground. >> this chamber is actually built in a much later ...

>> go. >> jesus will head to jerusalem, he will face his trial and crucifixion. >> the raising of lazarus grew crowds to jesus and one might imagine that lazarus might have feared for his own life. >> so now lazarus is a refugee. with all the challenges at building a new life has. >> then lazarus disappears from the bible. is it possible he came here to

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Bethany, the week before passover, at the house of jesus beloved friends, lazarus, martha, and mary. >> it was at their home that jesus prepared himself for this final trip into jerusalem. because these were individuals and relationships that he could trust. >> specially with all of the talk of plots against his life. >> after lazarus was resurrected, he was a hunted man by the priest, they wanted to kill him to destroy the evidence of jesus power.

Was in jerusalem. >> according to to the gospels, jesus is a regular visitor to bethany. >> jesus! youre here. come and sit. you must be tired. >> jesus has a very special bond with martha and mary. its very intimate relationship. hes going to visit people that he trusts. and people that trust him too. >> martha and mary are sort of like ying and yang. like many sisters. one introspective, one outgoing. i think they compromise the totality of ways of interacting with jesus. >> mary plays the pas...

Because these were individuals and relationships that he could trust. >> specially with all of the talk of plots against his >> after lazarus was resurrected, he was a hunted man by the priest they wanted to kill him to destroy the evidence of jesus power. >> go. >> jesus will head to jerusalem, he will face his trial and crucifixion. >> the raising of lazarus grew crowds to jesus and one might imagine that lazarus might have feared for his own life.

Including one from the eighth century which lazarus ended up in cypress appointed a a tradition the present bishop. >> lazarus left jerusalem and he came here. he was preaching the resurrection of our christ when st. paul and st. barnabas came to cypress and they ordained him the first bishop of larnika. >> it talks about how he was invested with power by barnabas and called to act of bishop. now thats a trip of barnabas to documented in the book of acts. >> there is a tradition saying that he w...

Serious situation. he told her to take care of herself because he wont be home for awhile. >> and my special report from the middle east. tonights show comes from here, israel. whats extraordinary when you come here is the proximity of everything. to my right ramallah. to my left jerusalem. just a few miles separating these feuding neighbors. even more extraordinarily this may well be the calmest place in the whole of the middle east right now with the rest of the region exploding in revolution....

For awhile. >> and my special report from the middle east. tonights show comes from here, israel. whats extraordinary when you come here is the proximity of everything. to my right ramallah. to my left jerusalem. just a few miles separating these feuding neighbors. even more extraordinarily this may well be the calmest place in the whole of the middle east right now with the rest of the region exploding in revolution. a perfect time to come here and debate the prospects for real peace. a lasting...