Olney Hymns · Character
Lazarus
The brother of Mary and Martha, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
minor
Also known as Lazarus By Newton Luke
First appearance: book i on select texts of scripture
Lazarus shows up with force in The Rich Man and Lazarus. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A beggar who lay at the rich man's gate, suffering; after death, he is carried by angels to Abraham's bosom and enjoys everlasting bliss.
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- Divine Judgment and Mercy
- Protagonist
- Faith and Redemption Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs in stanza V, where the speaker’s hope is violently extinguished as Satan obscures ev…
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See Lazarus in book i on select texts of scripture