Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-191) and index.
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