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Jesus and the Apostles Art Analysis Acts 1:1-26. by Alyssa Paulus. Ascension of Jesus. Acts 1:6-11 “The Ascension” John Singleton Copley, 1775 Different from Luke 24:50-53 While the apostles look up toward the heavens two men dressed in white appear:
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Jesus and the ApostlesArt AnalysisActs 1:1-26 by Alyssa Paulus
Ascension of Jesus Acts 1:6-11 “The Ascension” John Singleton Copley, 1775 • Different from Luke 24:50-53 • While the apostles look up toward the heavens two men dressed in white appear: • “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.”
Acts 1:12 “Disciples Return” Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695 Eleven apostles (excluding Judas) return to Jerusalem Apostles Return to Jerusalem
Eleven apostles, with some women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. Acts 1:13-14 Jean Colombe, 1486 Community in Jerusalem
Death of Judas • Matt 27:3-5 “Judas… deeply regretted what he had done… Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went off and hanged himself.” • Acts 1:18 “He bought a parcel of land with the wages of his iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out.”
“The Remorse of Judas” Edward Armitage, 1866 “Judas Hangs Himself” Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695 Death of Judas