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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cyril of Alexandria
The woman having heard this and being ashamed now to say: "Raise him to life," yet in some degree instigating Him to do the work at once, seems somewhat to be saddened at the postponement of the time, saying: "I know that he shall rise again at the last day, but I long to see before that time the resurrection of my brother." Again when the Lord said: Thy brother shall rise again, the woman all but signifies her agreement with this doctrine, saying: "I know that; for I believe that the dead will be raised, according as Thou didst …
Theophylact of Ohrid
Since Martha did not yet believe and had not understood the meaning of the words "your brother will rise again," she supposed that he would rise at the last resurrection (and that there would be a last resurrection, Martha knew partly from Divine Scripture, and even more from Christ's frequent discourses on the resurrection).
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
And therefore it follows: Martha saith unto Him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day: of that resurrection I am certain; of this I am doubtful.
Thomas Aquinas
1514 Martha's understanding of the promised resurrection is given when the Evangelist says, Martha said to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. It had never been heard that anyone had raised a person who had been four days in the tomb, so it would not have entered Martha's heart that Jesus would raise Lazarus from the dead then and there. But she did believe that this would happen at the general resurrection. …
Bonaventure
I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. She knew this from the Law: Daniel 12: "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake"; she knew it through the teaching of Christ: above in chapter 6: "I will raise him up at the last day." But because she had not yet confessed that he would rise by the power of Christ, therefore she is instructed concerning this.
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