{"product_id":"forty-facets-of-the-ascension-paperback","title":"Forty Facets of the Ascension - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Hinlicky Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA birth. A ministry. A death. A resurrection. An ascension. And now... what? What is Jesus doing right now? And where is he doing it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you a preacher wondering what on earth you can possibly say new and interesting on Ascension this year-to say nothing of all the Ascensions that lie ahead of you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you a churchgoer curious about this little odd holiday stranded on a Thursday between Easter and Pentecost?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you of a scientific mindframe, perpetually stressed out by the thought of Jesus rocketing up to the outer stratosphere like an out-of-control hot air balloon?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then Forty Facets of the Ascension needs to be at the top of your reading list!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions about the Ascension answered in this book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Why is up better than down?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Why do Luke and Acts both have Ascension stories... but not identical ones?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Was it really forty days later?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Why don't any other New Testament authors depict the Ascension, like Luke does?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Or rather, why does Luke breach the reserve and depict the Ascension when nobody else did?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ If Luke is the only one to depict the Ascension, why does he studiously avoid using the word \"ascend\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Who are the \"two men\" that appear at Jesus' Ascension? If they're not angels, why doesn't Luke tell us who they are?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Whose ascension is Jesus' Ascension absolutely nothing like? (Not a trick question, but a tricky question for sure.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Is the Ascension necessary? Isn't the Resurrection enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ While we're at it, what does Jesus' Ascension have to do with being exalted to the right hand of the Father? Is that a separate thing or the same thing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Why is Jesus' self-sacrifice incomplete until his Ascension?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ Is the ascended Jesus absent from the earth? If not, how can he possibly be present and still be his risen human self?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+ What is Jesus doing right now?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730789142624,"sku":"9798989914159","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/yJ9-CUhpBj9798989914159.webp?v=1777499966","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/forty-facets-of-the-ascension-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}