Lost Gospel of Lazarus

The Gospel According to Lazarus is a novel that tells the story of Lazarus's resurrection from the dead and his struggles to regain his identity and confidence. It was written by Richard Zimler and was one of the best books of the year. The novel presents Jesus as a mystical healer within the context of ancient Jewish practice and tradition and was intended to restore to him and the other characters their Judaism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 07 April 2022
Publisher: Barbican Press

In the New Testament, we are told that Jesus resurrected a beloved friend named Lazarus from the dead. Yet, the Gospel of John, which contains this episode, does not tell us how Jesus accomplished this miracle or if he had a special purpose for saving his companion. In The Gospel According to Lazarus, Richard Zimler narrates this mysterious and influential story from Lazarus's own point of view. After he is awakened from death, Lazarus has difficulties regaining his previous identity and confidence. His experience of death has left him fragile and disoriented, and his newfound fame is a burden he does not want. Worse, his faith has been shattered because he remembers nothing of any afterlife. In compelling flashbacks, we learn of Lazarus's initial meeting with Jesus during their boyhood in Nazareth and discover how he came to earn his friend's trust and gratitude. Back in the present time, during the Passion Week, Jesus tells him that their meeting as young boys was no accident and offers a surprising explanation for why he brought them together. After Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, Lazarus concludes that his whole life may have been a test for this chance to save his beloved friend from crucifixion. But will Jesus accept Lazarus's final sacrifice? In Zimler's impeccably researched and highly moving novel, Jesus is presented as a mystical healer within the context of ancient Jewish practice and tradition. Indeed, one of the objectives of this novel was to restore to him and the other characters their Judaism.

AUTHOR: Richard Zimler's eleven novels have been translated into twenty-three languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in twelve different countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. His previous novels include The Final Solution, The Holocaust, and The Judas Conspiracy. Zimler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and has taught English and history at several universities, including the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

Weight: 388g
Dimension: 130 x 196 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781909954496