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 Gospel of Luke (24:50-52), and in the additional ending to the Gospel of Mark (16:19).
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
External links
Pages in category "Ascension of Jesus (subject)"
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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- Ascension (1306 Giotto), art
- Ascension of Jesus (1408 Rublev), art
- Ascension of Christ (1464 Mantegna), art
- Ascension of Christ (1498 Perugino), art
- Ascension of Christ (1520 Garofalo), art
- Ascension of Christ (1581 Tintoretto), art
- Ascension of Jesus (1775 Copley), art
- Ascension of Christ (1897 Uhde), art
- Ascension (1958 Dali), art