Lazarus: Beloved Disciple

A Deep Dive into Lazarus

Alternative title: is Doyt crazy after all? Many of us have heard Doyt argue (persuasively and emphatically) that Lazarus was the Beloved Disciple in the Gospel According to John and the author of that gospel. Many of us have wondered why we haven’t heard this theory elsewhere. It turns out that Doyt is not alone; for over 100 years some scholars have espoused this theory and in recent years it has gained a lot of traction. In this forum, Ben Logan reviews some of the highlights of that scholarly research and explores why any of this matters.

Click here for an annotated bibliography compiled by Ben Logan.

Lazarus Minyan

If you are interested in becoming more academically attuned with the theory of Lazarus being not only the Beloved Disciple, but also the author of the Gospel of John, join the Reverend Doyt Conn to wonder together: What questions do we have on the topic of Lazarus?

What areas of academic exploration can we pursue to further test and support the theory that Lazarus was uniquely positioned to understand, firsthand that “in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God…”?

The latest video can be watched on this page. Click here to see the full playlist on YouTube.

For more information, email Diane Carlisle at verger@epiphanyseattle.org.

Background Information

In this video, Doyt+ offers his reading of the Gospel of John as the eyewitness account of Lazarus, the Beloved Disciple.