THE FORTY DAYS BETWEEN RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION
A Comprehensive Exploration of the Post-Resurrection Earthly Ministry of JesusBy Daniel Schwartz
Length8h 36m
About this audiobook
The Forty Days Between Resurrection and Ascension is a comprehensive scholarly and devotional exploration of one of history's most theologically significant — and least examined — periods: the forty days between the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth and his ascension into heaven. Drawing on all five New Testament sources (the four Gospels and Acts), the writings of the Apostle Paul, the Church Fathers, and a wide range of modern scholarship, Daniel Schwartz reconstructs what the risen Messiah said and did during this liminal interval — from his first appearance to Mary Magdalene in the garden to his final blessing on the Mount of Olives.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length8 hrs 36 mins
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Publish dateApr 19, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2TABLE OF CONTENTS
3INTRODUCTION: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
4The Significance of the Forty Days
5The Historical and Theological Context
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6The Sources: What We Know and How We Know It
7Methodological Considerations
8The Structure of This Book
9PART ONE: THE DAWN OF RESURRECTION
10Chapter 1: The Empty Tomb
11Chapter 2: The First Appearances
12Chapter 3: The Risen Lord at Table — The Meal Theme in the Resurrection Appearances
13PART TWO: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE RISEN LORD
14Chapter 4: Thomas and the Question of Doubt
15Chapter 5: The Recorded Appearances—A Comprehensive Accounting
16PART THREE: RETURN TO GALILEE
17Chapter 6: Breakfast by the Sea — The Appearance at the Shore of Galilee
18Chapter 7: The Mountain Commission — The Great Commission in Galilee
19PART FOUR: TEACHING THE KINGDOM
20Chapter 8: The Promise of the Spirit and the New Creation
21Chapter 9: Opening the Scriptures — The Hermeneutical Revolution of the Forty Days
22Chapter 10: Jesus’s Teaching During the Forty Days—Speaking About the Kingdom of God
23Chapter 11: Baptism, Teaching, and the Formation of Communities
24Chapter 12: The Cost of Witness — Courage, Suffering, and the Persecuted Church
25PART SIX: THE ASCENSION: Chapter 13: The Ascension—The Departure That Opened Heaven
26CONCLUSION: THE ENDURING SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FORTY DAYS
27Opening: Why These Days Matter
28Synthesis: The Coherent Whole
29What the Forty Days Reveal About Jesus
30What the Forty Days Established for the Messianic community
31Modern Implications: Why These Forty Days Matter Today
32Scholarly Reflection: History and Theology
33Pastoral Closing: Living in the Light of the Resurrection
34Final Reflection: The Forty Days and Their Legacy
35PART SEVEN: THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS
36Chapter 14: The Nature of the Resurrection Body — What the Forty Days Reveal
37Chapter 15: The Identity of the Messiah — What the Resurrection Reveals
38Chapter 16: The Mission of the Messianic community — Participation in the Life of the Risen Christ
39Chapter 17: The Hope of Believers — Resurrection, Return, and New Creation
40APPENDICES
41APPENDIX A: CHRONOLOGY OF RESURRECTION APPEARANCES
42APPENDIX B: TIMELINE OF THE FORTY DAYS
43APPENDIX C: GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF THE FORTY DAYS
44APPENDIX D: THE WITNESSES TO THE RESURRECTION
45APPENDIX E: BIBLIOGRAPHY
46APPENDIX F: GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS
47APPENDIX G: ADVERSARIAL REACTIONS TO THE RESURRECTION — THE TESTIMONY OF OPPONENTS
48APPENDIX H: A FORTY-DAY READING AND DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
49APPENDIX I: COMPARATIVE GOSPEL TABLE — THE RESURRECTION NARRATIVES ACROSS THE FOUR GOSPELS
50REFERENCES
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