Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem The Chapel of the Ascension ( "Kapelat ha-Aliyya", , "Ekklisáki tis Analípseos") is a shrine located on the Mount of Olives, in the At-Tur district of Jerusalem. Part of a larger complex consisting first of a Christian church and monastery, then an Islamic mosque, it is located on a site the faithful traditionally believe to be the earthly spot where Jesus ascended into Heaven after his resurrection. It houses a slab of stone believed to contain one of his footprints. The "Status Quo", a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. Shortly
Historicity and origin of the resurrection of Jesus out three facts in support of Paul's belief in a physical resurrection body. (1) Paul is a Pharisee and therefore (unlike the Sadducees) believes in a physical resurrection. (2) In Philippians 3:11 Paul says "That I may attain to the "ek anastasis" (out-resurrection)" from the dead, which according to Habermas means that "What goes down is what comes up". And (3) In Philippians 3:20-21 "We look from heaven for Jesus who will change our vile "soma" (body) to be like unto his "soma" (body)". According to Habermas, if Paul meant that we would change into a spiritual body then Paul