Abstract
Greenspoon talks about the Biblical Lazarus that shows up in the popular press of modern times. Outside of the hyperventilated world of sports and politics, the comparisons with Lazarus don't seem at all inept. This is especially the case with medical reporting. From the Scottish edition of the Daily Express: "A heart failure victim came back to life half-an-hour after being given the Last Rites and officially pronounced dead by doctors, it has been revealed. Roofer Michael Wilkinson, 23, became only the 38th person worldwide to be revived like the Biblical figure Lazarus."