Ascent into Heaven in Luke-Acts: New Explorations of Luke's Narrative Hinge

by David K. Bryan (Editor), David W. Pao (Editor)

Overview

Lukes two-volume work contains the only narrative depictions of Jesus ascent into heaven in the New Testament. The significance of the event at the end of the Gospel and the beginning of Acts have long been recognized. While select studies have focused on particular aspects of these accounts, however, the importance of the ascension to Luke-Acts calls for renewed attention to the narratological and theological significance of these accounts. Here, leading scholars discuss the ancient, literary and theological contexts of the ascent-into-heaven accounts for the next generation of interpreters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506418964
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	12/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David K. Bryan is an adjunct instructor and doctoral candidate at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; he has published on the parables of Jesus, and his other research interests include authority in the ancient world, apocalyptic literature, and the kingdom of God.

David W. Pao is professor of New Testament and chair of the New Testament Department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the author of Colossians and Philemon (2012), Commentary on the Gospel of Luke (2008), Thanksgiving: An Investigation of a Pauline Theme (2002), and Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus (2000).