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The History of Jesus' Raising of Lazarus
The details make John's claim subject to historical verification. If he were making this stuff up, he wouldn't choose a real place and drop names of people who were relatives. And finally, notice that there's no description about Lazarus' experience of being dead and the afterlife. This kind of restriction in details and embellishment indicates the strong probability of historicity.