P. Derek Overfield PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

efers to the post-resurrection existence of the
exalted Lord. 32
The thought expressed here is of
course very similar to that of Acts 3:13-15.
Perhaps
a more specific definition of what the author intended
by the phrase in question can be obtained from a
comparison of it with 3:22.
Certainly both verses are
credal in kind, perhaps even traditional credal statements;33
central to both statements is the resurrection;
in both citations there is an attempt to relate the
exa 1 tatlon ' 0 f C h rlst ' to tee h b I' lever. 3A. - If these
parallelisms are sufficient to allow us to interpret
1:21 in light of 3:18-22 then we are correct in thinking
that for the author of 1 Peter the resurrection and
exaltation is but one single thought and the exaltation
is expressed not in terms of an ascension as such,
but more precisely as an affirmation of the heavenly
triumph of Christ following directly on his
resurrection.
2.9 Matt 28:18
While it is true that this text does not
give us any information about the ascension per se,
it does nevertheless seem reasonably certain that when
'Matthew' sets the words ' To me is given all authority
in heaven and on the earth' in the mouth of Jesus, an
exaltation of Jesus to heaven is presupposed.
This
is made even more obvious by the relationship between
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