{"product_id":"forty-facets-of-the-ascension-sarah-hinlicky-wilson-9798989914159","title":"Forty Facets of the Ascension","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Hinlicky Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989914159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thornbush Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Sarah Hinlicky Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760932471039,"sku":"9798989914159","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4146b5b1-a572-4125-acf1-738678058b8d.jpg?v=1765514361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forty-facets-of-the-ascension-sarah-hinlicky-wilson-9798989914159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}