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A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers is unavailable, but you can change that!

Joseph A. Fitzmyer presents 25 succinctly phrased and candidly answered questions about Jesus. His book covers issues such as the virgin birth, the infancy narratives, Jesus’ claim to be the messiah, the historical accuracy and significance of the resurrection and ascension texts, the place of Peter and the apostles, the importance of the Apocryphal gospels, and more. This book holds insights for...

a. In analyzing the different references in the New Testament to Jesus’ ascension, we must reckon with their varying nuances. (1) The earliest references speak of Jesus’ transit to the Father or to glory as an “exaltation” and use this term in a way that makes it difficult to be sure whether the resurrection or the ascension (or possibly both) is meant. These references seem to describe a passage from death on the cross to a
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