The Chronology of the Ascension Stories in Luke and Acts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19292569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henk Jan de Jonge (0000-0003-0575-1818, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-171 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Testament Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-6885 • E-ISSN: 1469-8145 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0028688512000343 |
| OpenAlex | W2094096713 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
In both his Gospel and Acts, Luke places the ascension at the end of the day of Jesus' resurrection. There is no difference between Luke's dating of the ascension in his Gospel and that in Acts. The forty days mentioned in Acts 1.3 are viewed by Luke as subsequent to the ascension, not as previous to it. The forty days are not the term fixed for the ascension; they are not linked with the ascension at all. They are linked with the post-Easter, post-ascension appearances. The ascension ought to be regarded as preceding the forty days of Jesus' appearances rather than following them
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Gospel · Literature · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |