the reversal of fortunes, the use of antithesis, and concern for the poor). Proponents of this view argue that the story of Lazarus and the rich man has much in common with other stories which are agreed upon parables, both in language and content (e.g. Other Christians consider that this is a parable created by Jesus and told to his followers. For example, in no other parable does Jesus give a character's name. Supporters of this view point to the amount of detail in the story. According to this view, this story is not a parable but literal biography. Some Christians view the story of Lazarus and the Rich Man as an actual event which was related by Jesus to his followers this was generally the view of the medieval Church. The story is unique to Luke and does not appear to come from the putative Q document, and therefore there have been questions about sources. There are different views on the historicity and origin of the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus.
– New International Version Views of historicity
'No, Father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'Ībraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets let them listen to them.' He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, for I have five brothers. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.' So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'īut Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. In Hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's Side. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
He is the subject of a prominent miracle attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death. The name Lazarus (from the Hebrew: אלעזר, Elʿāzār, Eleazar - "God (has) helped") is also given to a second, and arguably more famous, figure in the Bible: Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Lazarus of the Four Days. The story has been a favorite for artists and theologians, as it is the most vivid account of an afterlife to be found in the New Testament. In the text of the Latin Bible, the Vulgate, since the rich man is not named, he is referred to as Dives from dives, the Latin word for rich man. Recorded only in the Gospel of Luke ( Luke 16:19-31), it tells of the relationship (in life and in death) between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. Middle panel: Lazarus' soul is carried to Paradise by two angels Lazarus in Abraham's bosomīottom panel: Dives' soul is carried off by two devils to Hell Dives is tortured in Hadesĭives and Lazarus, also called Lazarus and Dives or The Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, is one of the stories told by Jesus. Top panel: Lazarus at the rich man's door Lazarus and Dives, illumination from the Codex Aureus of Echternach
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