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Was Jesus' Resurrection the Same as Lazarus?

Q. Was Jesus’ resurrection essentially the same as the raising of Lazarus from the dead?

A. Not at all. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) notes:

“Christ’s resurrection was not a return to earthly life, as was the case with the raisings from the dead that He had performed before Easter: Jairus’ daughter, the young man of Naim, Lazarus. These actions were miraculous events, but the persons miraculously raised were returned by Jes