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40 Days: Encountering Jesus Between the Resurrection and Ascension

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Great stuff. A perceptive, powerful and personal look at our Savior's first days as risen Lord. Every adult Sunday School should read and discuss this book!

Alton Gansky has obviously done his homework and done it well before writing this book about the forty days between Christ's resurrection and his ascension into Heaven. Actually, the book starts just before the crucifixion, and here you can see the results of the research that Gansky did for his recent novel, CRIME SCENE: JERUSALEM.

In 40 DAYS, we follow along and experience the emotions of the men who walked with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, we understand why Thomas wanted first-hand experience before believing in the resurrection, and we find ourselves learning more and more about these all-important forty days.

This isn't a preachy book. Instead, it is an eminently readable work that broadens the reader's knowledge without being dry, pedantic, or dogmatic. I highly recommend it.

A fascinating read, especially since it is so hard to find books about Jesus between the resurrection and the ascension. And, of course, Gansky is a skilled and interesting writer. He digs in-between the lines of the Bible to find the tidbits the others have overlooked. He then presents his finds in a profound and meaningful way. I love everything he writes!

I was hoping that Jesus's appearance to others would be actually numbered as there is some discrepancy as to how many times He was seen following His resurrection. Although they are discussed in the book, there is no exact number written down in the book.