No,.it's not the same Lazarus.It must be the same Lazarus as the one he raised from the dead and was brother to Mary and Martha?
What makes you think it's a parable? I don't think it is.Yes, it's unusual for Jesus to add names to his stories, but it is a parable just the same.
What makes you think it's a parable? I don't think it is.
How do you know it's not the same Lazarus?
Parable =story with spiritual meaning.
Jesus just used real names in this one. Most other ones he speaks of people but does not name names.