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    From Gethsemane to Ascension: an Ultimate Harmony of the Gospels: Easter and Resurrection Plays
    From Gethsemane to Ascension: an Ultimate Harmony of the Gospels: Easter and Resurrection Plays
    From Gethsemane to Ascension: an Ultimate Harmony of the Gospels: Easter and Resurrection Plays
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    From Gethsemane to Ascension: an Ultimate Harmony of the Gospels: Easter and Resurrection Plays

    By Russell E. Kelly

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    Unlike every Easter-Passover-Resurrection documentary, play of movie ever produced this book incorporates every text, every movement and every conceivable thought found within the Bible. It is truly The Ultimate Harmony of the Gospels for Jesus' last days on Earth.

    Working from numerous harmonies of the Gospel, Dr. Russell Earl Kelly has merged the four biblical accounts from Christ's arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane to His ascension into one continuous smooth story line. The many so-called discrepancies and contradictions melt away in these five acts written in conversational style.


    Although some events are fictional they reflect what probably occurred between the lines of God's Word. Kelly has attempted to honestly portray the feelings behind the words that lead up to the gospel presentation when Jesus reveals Himself in the upper room. The final act suggests that a modern video presentation be used to dramatically portray both the ascension and return of Jesus in glory.


    Russell Earl Kelly is also the author of Should the Church Teach Tithing? A Theologian's Conclusions about a Taboo Doctrine and Exposing Seventh-day Adventism. His research and resources was reflected in the Wall Street Journal article, The Backlash against Tithing in November 2007.

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    Release dateJan 24, 2008
    ISBN9781462095797
    From Gethsemane to Ascension: an Ultimate Harmony of the Gospels: Easter and Resurrection Plays
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    Russell E. Kelly

    Russell Earl Kelly (b1944) was born in Miami, Florida, grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated with honors from high school in Marietta, Georgia in 1962. He served in the U. S. Air Force from 1962 to 1966 and earned 22 semester hours in Chinese Mandarin from Yale University before serving overseas as a Chinese linguist on Taiwan. After serving five churches during a brief wandering into Seventh-day Adventism from 1972 until 1981 Russ returned to the Baptist faith he has again taught for 25 years. Though legally blind since 1989, Russell completed his education in 2000 with a PH.D. dissertation on tithing from Baptist-oriented Covington Theological Seminary in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Using great magnification Russ has not let his disability keep him from much reading, blogging and writing three books. Russell is married to Janice Lynn Kelly. He has two sons, one stepdaughter and five grandchildren as of 2007. He is available for teaching and preaching whenever the opportunity arises. www.shouldthechurchteachtithing.com www.exposingseventhdayadventism.com russkellyphd@earthlink.net

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      From Gethsemane to Ascension - Russell E. Kelly

      FROM GETHSEMANE TO ASCENSION: EASTER AND RESURRECTION PLAYS 

      AN ULTIMATE HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS 

      Copyright © 2008 by Russell E. Kelly, PH.D. 

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. 

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      Contents

      ACT I GETHSEMANE TO TRIALS

      Act One, Scene One Arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane

      Act One, Scene Two Annas

      Act One, Scene Three Caiaphas

      Act One, Scene Four Peter’s Denials

      Act One, Scene Five Caiaphas Again

      Act One, Scene Six Judas

      Act One, Scene Seven Pilate

      Act One, Scene Eight Herod

      Act One, Scene Nine Pilate Again

      Act One, Scene Ten Second Scourging

      Act II CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL

      Act Two, Scene One Crucifixion

      Act Two, Scene Two Death

      Act Two, Scene Three Nicodemus and Joseph

      Act Two, Scene Four Joseph and Pilate

      Act Two, Scene Five The Centurion Reports

      Act Two, Scene Six The Women Watch

      Act Two, Scene Seven Burial

      ACT III RESURRECTION AND APPEARANCES

      Act Three, Scene One Guards Requested

      Act Three, Scene Two Guards Seal the Tomb

      Act Three, Scene Three Women Approach the Tomb

      Act Three, Scene Four The Empty Tomb

      Act Three, Scene Five Women Report

      Act Three, Scene Six Peter and John

      Act Three, Scene Seven The Women to Tomb Again

      Act Three, Scene Eight Jesus Appears to the Women

      Act Three, Scene Nine The Soldiers Report

      Act Three, Scene Ten Emmaeus Road

      Act Two, Scene Eleven Jesus Appears to Peter

      Act Three Scene Twelve Women Report Seeing Jesus

      Act Three, Scene Thirteen Peter and Cleopas Report Jesus Appears

      Act Three, Scene Fourteen Eight Days Later

      Act IV At the Sea of Galilee

      Act Four, Scene One At the Sea of Galilee

      Act IV FINAL APPEARANCES AND ASCENSION

      Acts Five, Scene One On a Mountain in Galilee

      Act Five, Scene Two Ascension

      Act Five, Scene Three Second Coming in Glory

      List of Later Appearances

      Ultimate Harmony of the Gospels

      About the Author

      ENDNOTES

      This book is dedicated to Stephen P. Alexander of Geneseo, Illinois who did the proof-reading and made many good suggestions for the manuscript. 

      It is also dedicated to my Bible-study class at Atherton Place in Marietta, Georgia where the material was taught at least five times during Easter in order to gain their valuable feedback. 

      ACT I

      GETHSEMANE TO TRIALS

      Act One, Scene One

      Arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane

      ¹

      The scene opens with twelve men standing in the Garden of Gethsemane late at night. Jesus had just rebuked his disciples for sleeping while he was praying. And he had just told them that he was about to be betrayed.²

      The sound of marching is in the air. Many Roman soldiers and a large group of other people are approaching carrying torches and lanterns. The Roman soldiers arrive first. They are accompanied by the chief priests, Pharisees, scribes, elders and many others who are carrying swords and clubs. Jesus’ disciple Judas Iscariot is with them.³

      Jesus: Whom are you seeking?⁴ Centurion: Jesus of Nazareth.⁵

      Jesus: I am he.⁶

      As soon as he answers ‘I am he,’ the crowd falls to the ground.⁷ The Bible does not say why this happened. Perhaps the Roman centurion was honoring Jesus because he recognized him and had seen some of his miracles. As he bows his men bow and others bow as a reflex action. God Himself had ordained it to be so.

      Jesus: Whom are you seeking?⁸ Centurion: Jesus of Nazareth.⁹

      Jesus: I told you that I am he. If you are seeking me, let these others go their way.¹⁰

      Judas: [steps forward and kisses Jesus on both cheeks] Hail, rabbi.¹¹

      Jesus: Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?¹² Friend, do what you have come for.¹³

      Several in the crowd grab Jesus.¹⁴

      Peter: Lord, shall we strike with the sword?¹⁵

      Peter suddenly lunges forward with a short sword and cuts off the right ear of Malchus the high priest’s servant.¹⁶ Jesus is released.

      Jesus: Stop! No more of this. [Jesus touches his ear and heals him.]¹⁷ [Looking at Peter] Put your sword back into its place. All those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.¹⁸ Shall I not drink the cup which my Father has given me?¹⁹ Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve thousand angels?²⁰ How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled which say that it must happen this way?²¹

      The Roman cohort with its commander and the officers of the Jews take Jesus and bind him.²²

      Jesus: "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as you would a common criminal?²³ Every day I have sat in the temple teaching and you have not seized me.²⁴ [pause] This has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.²⁵ This hour and the power of darkness are yours."²⁶

      All of the disciples flee and leave the scene.²⁷ The soldiers and crowd leave. John decides to follow the crowd and is seen following. He is only wearing a sheet for clothing and when some in the crowd grab him he runs away naked.²⁸

      Act One, Scene Two

      Annas

      ²⁹

      Jesus is led first to Annas the father in law of Caiaphas the high priest.³⁰ Simon Peter and John are cautiously following. John is known by the high priest and is allowed inside his courtyard.³¹ John then returns to the entrance of the courtyard, speaks to the servant girl watching the doorway and persuades her to allow Peter inside.³²

      Girl door-keeper to Peter: Aren’t you one of this man’s disciples?³³

      Peter: I am not.³⁴

      It is cold and the servants and officials have made a fire. Peter is standing with them³⁵ while the older high priest Annas is questioning Jesus about his teachings.³⁶

      Jesus: "I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple where all the Jews gather. I have said nothing in secret.³⁷ Therefore why are you asking me what I teach? Ask those who heard me. They know."³⁸

      Official: [slapping Jesus with the palm of his hand] Is that the way you answer the high priest?³⁹

      Jesus: If I have spoken wrongly, tell me what I have said wrong, but why do you hit me if I have spoken the truth?⁴⁰

      Act One, Scene Three

      Caiaphas

      It is still night. Jesus has been sent by Annas to Caiaphas, the current high priest. The chief priests, scribes and elders are assembled. Peter has followed at a distance.Once again he has entered a courtyard and is sitting with others at a fire.⁴¹

      The chief priests and Sanhedrin spend several hours trying to find witnesses who will lie in order to accuse Jesus of crimes worthy of death. Those who come forward contradict themselves and are not accept-able.⁴²

      First accuser: This man stated ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’⁴³

      Second accuser: We heard him say ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and build another one made with out hands.’⁴⁴

      And even these two accusers cannot agree. The high priest stands and approaches Jesus.⁴⁵

      Caiaphas: "Are you not going to answer?

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