Nicodemus the physician of Bethany
Doctor of Lazarus in Bethany. He treats him during that gangrene which will lead him to death.
"I tried everything, you know. But it was useless. I also... hoped, Yes, I hoped that he could at least live by fighting Against the exhaustion of the illness Thanks to good nourishment and the cordials I prepared for him. I also tried poisons that are said to preserve the blood from corruption and to support the forces According to the old principles of the great masters of medicine. But the ailment is stronger than the remedies used. These diseases are a kind of corrosion. They destroy, and when they appear on the outside, the inside of the bones is already invaded. As the sap of a tree rises from the base to the top, so in this case, the disease spread from the foot to the whole body... Believe a doctor who is grateful to you in memory of Theophilus".He is led to examine cases of people suddenly healed by Jesus:
"I examined people who were condemned and who are healed. A strange force comes out of Him. A mysterious fluid that revives and gathers scattered reactions and imposes on them the will to heal... I do not know, I only know that I followed Him also, staying mingled with the crowd, and I saw wonderful things... Call Him that. I am a gentile, but I honor the mysterious Thaumaturge of your people. And I would be happy if He could do what I could not."[1]
Character and Appearance[edit | edit source]
An elderly man, with a very dignified appearance. He is not a Hebrew because he has his Face completely shaved like the Romans.[2]
Apostolic Path[edit | edit source]
He remains an upright man, but of pagan conviction:"It is written that the gods have sometimes descended on Earth. I... had never believed it... And I will believe in Him and become His disciple if I see that Lazarus... is resurrected. For now, rather than healing, it is about resurrection that must be spoken".[3]
His Name[edit | edit source]
Nicodemus is the name of kings of Bithynia, in Asia Minor (north of present-day Turkey), where Nicaea and Chalcedon are located.
Where is he mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 542 GRM 543 GRM 544
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
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