The purpose of this paper is to clarify the theological significance of the event most often desi... more The purpose of this paper is to clarify the theological significance of the event most often designated as the ascension, which Luke narrates in Luke 24:51 and Acts 1:2, 9-11, and 22. This event is also sometimes referred to as the assumption of Jesus. The latter term, while utilized far less frequently in the literature, may well be a more apt designation for the event, at least for the purposes of the present study. First, the term assumption signifies “the taking up of a person into heaven,” and thus well captures the idea conveyed by the passive verbal forms employed in the Lukan narrative to describe Jesus‟ being taken up into heaven. Second, this term also provides a suitable alternative designation for the event delineated in the above cited passages vis-à-vis the passages that refer to Jesus‟ exaltation on resurrection day in terms of ascension. While this point in regard to the need for clear terminological demarcation of these respective events, together with the theologic...
This article seeks to clarify the theological significance of the event most often designated as ... more This article seeks to clarify the theological significance of the event most often designated as the ascension, which Luke narrates in Luke 24:51 and Acts 1:2, 9-11, and 22. This event is also sometimes referred to as the assumption (or, taking-up) of Jesus. The paper argues that the latter terminology, while utilized far less frequently in the literature, may well be a more apt designation for the event. It makes a case that the event described in Luke 24:51 and Acts 1 should not be regarded as the ascension-exaltation of Jesus but rather as the taking up of Jesus. The study addresses the question of what relationship these taking-up narratives bear to the concept of Jesus’s exaltation (Acts 2:33-35), or, his entrance into glory (Luke 24:26). The paper first exegetes relevant texts outside of the taking-up narratives, and then these narratives themselves; it concludes with four proposed points of theological significance of the event.
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the theological significance of the event most often desi... more The purpose of this paper is to clarify the theological significance of the event most often designated as the ascension, which Luke narrates in Luke 24:51 and Acts 1:2, 9-11, and 22. This event is also sometimes referred to as the assumption of Jesus. The latter term, while utilized far less frequently in the literature, may well be a more apt designation for the event, at least for the purposes of the present study. First, the term assumption signifies “the taking up of a person into heaven,” and thus well captures the idea conveyed by the passive verbal forms employed in the Lukan narrative to describe Jesus‟ being taken up into heaven. Second, this term also provides a suitable alternative designation for the event delineated in the above cited passages vis-à-vis the passages that refer to Jesus‟ exaltation on resurrection day in terms of ascension. While this point in regard to the need for clear terminological demarcation of these respective events, together with the theologic...
This article seeks to clarify the theological significance of the event most often designated as ... more This article seeks to clarify the theological significance of the event most often designated as the ascension, which Luke narrates in Luke 24:51 and Acts 1:2, 9-11, and 22. This event is also sometimes referred to as the assumption (or, taking-up) of Jesus. The paper argues that the latter terminology, while utilized far less frequently in the literature, may well be a more apt designation for the event. It makes a case that the event described in Luke 24:51 and Acts 1 should not be regarded as the ascension-exaltation of Jesus but rather as the taking up of Jesus. The study addresses the question of what relationship these taking-up narratives bear to the concept of Jesus’s exaltation (Acts 2:33-35), or, his entrance into glory (Luke 24:26). The paper first exegetes relevant texts outside of the taking-up narratives, and then these narratives themselves; it concludes with four proposed points of theological significance of the event.
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