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Contract Type FiledApril 21st, 2016This study argues that reading John 11:1–12:11 through the lens of the resurrection in 1 Enoch retrieves the cosmic and futuristic aspects of salvation in John. To prove this thesis, this dissertation uses literary and comparative methods. First, this study reads the resurrection passages in 1 Enoch to identify the four categories—Form, Space, Scope and Time—as the major dynamics that capture the way the resurrection is spoken of. This study also identifies two broad types of resurrection in 1 Enoch: Type 1 resurrection has bodily form, communal scope, and the earthly space. The future functions as a distinctive transitional point. Type 2 resurrection has spiritual form, individual scope, and heavenly space. The future and the present are juxtaposed in a stronger way. This study, then, reads the resurrection passages in John 5 and 6 that make the first references to the general resurrection in John and play an essential role for the interpretation of the Lazarus narrative. The study de