We break with routine in this episode and focus on the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles. In it, we see Jesus giving final instructions to his apostles before he ascends into heaven. Looking at subtle clues left by St. Luke, we discover that at his ascension Jesus takes on both the role of the “Son of Man” found in the Book of Daniel and the role of a new and everlasting high priest who fulfills once and for all by his death, resurrection, and ascension the cultic act of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.

Diving deep into our readings we'll spend our episode looking closer at:

- Who the mysterious “Theophilus” is in our first reading

- The Old and New Testament significance of the 40 days that Jesus spends with the Apostles before his ascension

- Which prophecy in the New Testament was most frequently repeated

- The incredible connection between the Old Testament assumption of Elijah and the New Testament ascension of Jesus

- Who the fourth beast is in the Book of Daniel and its significance for the Early Church

- How our readings coupled with the Letter to the Hebrews show Jesus to be the new and everlasting Jewish High Priest