GCEChristian Religious StudiesParables and Miracles2022

The raising of Lazarus in John 11 is theologically distinct from other resurrection miracles in the Gospels primarily because

Ait was the only miracle performed outside Israel
BLazarus had been dead for four days, eliminating any doubt about his deathCORRECT
Cit was performed without any prayer or invocation by Jesus
Dit was the only miracle witnessed by the Sanhedrin
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
John 11:17 and 39 emphasise that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days, and Martha noted that there would already be a stench. In Jewish belief, the soul was thought to hover near the body for three days; four days removed all possibility of resuscitation or misdiagnosis of death. This detail underscores the magnitude of Jesus' miracle and his declaration as 'the resurrection and the life' (John 11:25).
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