Acts 1:9

New Testament

7 He told them, “You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.” 9 After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them 11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.” 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).

Josephus Antiquities of the Jews 4.320

Classical

40 With these words, Moses recounted what would befall each tribe in times to come, blessing them all. The people wept, young and old alike, the elders recalling what a protector he had been, the youth regretting they had not benefited from him longer. As Moses went to the place of his departure, many followed him in tears. He gestured for them to remain and not worsen his leaving by their sorrow, so they at last obeyed, though still weeping. Only the senate, Eleazar the High Priest, and Joshua went on with him, until they reached the mountain named Abarim, high above Jericho, commanding a view of nearly all of Canaan. There Moses said farewell to Eleazar and Joshua, and while he was still speaking with them, a cloud covered him suddenly, and he disappeared in a valley. In his holy writings, Moses records that he died, lest anyone claim, due to his extraordinary virtue, that he was taken up by God.

 Notes and References

"... The Jewish tradition often influenced the formation of such legends, but not Josephus himself. The story of the punishment of Elymas influenced the legend of Ananias, while the story of the conversion of Simon Magus (8,14f.) had an impact on the legend of Philip (8,5f.). Moreover, much of what was told about the Red Sea influenced Acts 12. The author of Acts combined these two writings, and in his description of Jesus' Ascension, he followed the reports of Josephus Ant. IV, 8, 48, suggesting that he was often influenced by Josephus in individual traits, as well as in diction. He added numerous speeches and processed all the material with the Lucan text, creating a new work. As a result, from the Acts of Paul, it became the Acts of Peter and Paul, forming part of the Acts of the Apostles of the New Testament ..."

Soltau, Wilhelm Petrusanekdoten und Petruslegenden in der Apostelgeschichte (pp. 805-815) Orientalische Studien Theodor Nöldeke zum siebzigsten Geburtstag, 1906

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