Ascension Now: Implications of Christ's Ascension for Today's Church

by Peter Atkins

Book Overview

Ascension Now examines the New Testament references to the ascension and exhaltation of Jesus and looks at the theological and liturgical implications. This includes not only the description of the "event" in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles but also the departure scene that concludes the Gospel of Matthew and the references to Christ as King, as Intercessor, and as "exalted in glory" elsewhere in the New Testament. It also notes the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814627250
• ISBN13: 9780814627259
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"