I wish St. Lazarus had written a book in the Bible

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St. Lazarus from Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha, the Lazarus that Jesus raised from the dead. I wish he would have written a book in the Bible. I would love to read his account of dying and spending time in Abraham’s bosom or whatever you want to call that place that Old Testament believers/saints went to. I would love to know what it was like and who he talked to. Were there trees and grass? Food? Did he have a body or was everyone there only spirit? Did he get to talk to St. Joseph? Were there angels? Did he know what was going on in the lives of Mary and Martha while he was there? What was it like to leave and then go back into his body? I just feel like it could have been so informative and interesting. Any ideas as to why he didn’t write down his experiences, or if he did why they weren’t included in the Bible? Is there a saint that you wish had written a book of the Bible?

St. Lazarus, pray for us!
 
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He did write one. Or at least one is attributed to him but is not canonical
 
I wish Jesus had written a book in the Bible that was beyond detailed and left no room for debate on what He actually meant.
 
There are several stories/legends about St Lazarus. It is possible that Jewish authorities put him and his sisters on a boat to die at sea but miraculously they were transported to the south of France where they lived the rest of their lives.

To me, the key detail is that the Bible implies that there was no stench when he was resurrected, so his body, while dead, was preserved from decay?
 
Well, if we are going to go there, how about books (or letters) from the widow’s son at Nain, Jairus’ wife, the Centurion whose servant was healed, the paralytic or the man born blind, or the man with the withered hand. And how about the ten lepers. Guess we could wish on this all day. Would have been nice though, got to agree.
 
Of course we have to remember that back in those days and for many centuries to come, most people were illiterate, so they probably thought of writing books as something unimportant.
 
I would be interested to read that. Do you know the name of it or what it is called so I can look it up?
 
gospel of thomas. but it contains heretical teachings. i don’t think it was actually written by him.
 
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The centurion, yes! That would have been so cool, to hear his side of it, a Roman perspective, and in particular what convinced him that Jesus is the son of God. Edit: I was thinking of the centurion at the foot of the cross, sorry! But any centurion account would have been interesting! A peek into the Roman mind of that day.
 
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Jesus could have personally written a step-by-step instruction guide on Heaven for Dummies and people would still argue over every little thing.
 
Be aware that Maria Valtorta is controversial, to say the least. I am not saying anything for her or against her, as I am neutral on the matter. I’m just noting that there is a huge controversy over her writings.

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It would have been amazing if Mary wrote a book in the Bible.
 
Though it’s a novel, you could try reading “The Robe” by Lloyd C. Douglas. (Read the book first, don’t see the movie first.)
 
Biblical scholar Ben Witherington III has a theory that the Gospel of John was actually written by Lazarus. This is because the term “beloved disciple” does not appear until the scene with Lazarus, and from that point forward it is repeated several times. The theory does have its shortfalls, of course. But Lazarus could have provided information to St. John for inclusion in the Gospel.
 
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I wish Jesus had written a book in the Bible that was beyond detailed and left no room for debate on what He actually meant.
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Since the Gospel accounts imply he did not teach that way, I have no idea why you’d think a Gospel written by Our Lord in his own hand would be different that what the Holy Spirit inspired others to write about him.

My opinion is this: Neither you nor I nor anyone else can write a book that leaves no room for debate.

Or, as my husband likes to say, “You can’t make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious.” 😆

I’ll take the Bible as the Holy Spirit inspired it be written and handed on to us.
 
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