FROM GETHSEMANE TO ASCENSION: AN ULTIMATE HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS

About the Book

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.

About the Author

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

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