Category:Ascension of Jesus (subject)

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The Ascension of Jesus refers to an episode in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The episode is narrated in the Gospels of Mark (16:19) and Luke (24:50-52).

Overview

The Ascension of Jesus in ancient sources

Gospel of Luke

Lk 24:50-52 (NRSV) -- [50] Then he [i.e Jesus] led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. [51] While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. [52] And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy...

Gospel of Mark (addition)

Mk 16:19 (NRSV) -- [19] So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

The Ascension of Jesus in Scholarship

The Ascension of Jesus in Fiction

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