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52-594: Bürgstadt lies at the mouth of the river Erf where it empties into the Main and has grown together with the district seat of Miltenberg lying to the southwest. It lies at the northeast edge of the Odenwald hill, on the boundary with Baden-Württemberg . The Bürgstadter Berg (hill) (see Ringwall Bürgstadter Berg  [ de ] ) was inhabited as early as 3,200 BC by members of the Michelsberg culture . During

104-646: A Baroque altar (ca. 1600). The late Romanesque old parish church (built about 1350) was until 1522 the mother church of Miltenberg. There are also the historic town hall (built about 1590-2) and the ruins of the Centgrafenkapelle ("Tithe Counts’ Chapel") from the 17th century on a nearby hill. Work on the latter ceased during the Thirty Years' War leaving the unfinished building a ruin. The modern Catholic parish church dates from 1961. In May 2000,

156-980: A different calendar up to a month later than in the Western tradition. The Lutheran Churches and the Anglican Communion continue to observe the Feast of the Ascension. Certain Nonconformist churches, such as the Plymouth Brethren , do not observe the feast. Although the ascension is an important article of faith in Christianity, only Luke and Acts contain direct accounts of it. In the shorter ending of Mark, in Matthew, and in John, it

208-471: A heavenly journey during which they learned cosmic and divine secrets. Figures familiar to Jews would have included Enoch (from the Book of Genesis and a popular non-Biblical work called 1 Enoch ); the 5th-century sage Ezra ; Baruch the companion of the prophet Jeremiah (from a work called 2 Baruch , in which Baruch is promised he will ascend to heaven after forty days); Levi the ancestor of priests;

260-474: A literal reading of the ascension-stories has become problematic, due to the differences between the pre-scientific cosmology of the times of Jesus, and the scientific worldview that leaves no place for a Heaven above earth. Theologian James Dunn describes the Ascension as at best a puzzle and at worst an embarrassment for an age that no longer conceives of a physical Heaven located above the Earth. Similarly, in

312-489: A property of Mainz, which had a more favourable strategic location and was protected by a castle. In the past furniture making, the growing of tobacco and (for centuries) quarrying all played a role in the local economy. Winegrowing , which is still important in Bürgstadt today, was first mentioned in a document in 1248. With just under 60 ha of vineyards, the community is one of the biggest winegrowing communities on

364-478: A sign of benediction with his right hand. The blessing gesture by Christ with his right hand is directed towards the earthly group below him and signifies that he is blessing the entire Church. In the left hand, he may be holding a Gospel or a scroll, signifying teaching and preaching. The Eastern Orthodox portrayal of the ascension is a major metaphor for the mystical nature of the Church. In many Eastern icons,

416-401: A single event. The ascension is "more assumed than described," and only Luke and Acts contain direct accounts of it, but with different chronologies. In Christian art , the ascending Jesus is often shown blessing an earthly group below him, signifying the entire Church. The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated on the 40th day of Easter , always a Thursday; some Orthodox traditions have

468-638: A vital part of European " Corridor VII ", the inland waterway link from the North Sea to the Black Sea . In a historical and political sense, the Main line is referred to as the northern border of Southern Germany , with its predominantly Catholic population. The river roughly marked the southern border of the North German Federation , established in 1867 under Prussian leadership as

520-736: Is not related to the name of the city Mainz (Latin: Mogontiacum or Moguntiacum ). The Main is navigable for shipping from its mouth at the Rhine close to Mainz for 396 km (246 mi) to Bamberg . Since 1992, the Main has been connected to the Danube via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and the highly regulated Altmühl river. The Main has been canalized with 34 large locks (300 × 12 m or 984 × 39 ft) to allow CEMT class V vessels (110 × 11.45 m or 360.9 × 37.6 ft) to navigate

572-447: Is only implied or alluded to. The Gospels do not picture resurrection and ascension as clearly separated in time. Other New Testament writings also imply resurrection and exaltation as a single event. Various epistles ( Romans 8:34 , Ephesians 1:19–20 , Colossians 3:1 , Philippians 2:9–11 , 1 Timothy 3:16 , and 1 Peter 3:21–22 ) refer to an ascension without specifying details, seeming, like Luke–Acts and John , to equate it with

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624-622: The Centgrafen-Cup (“Tithe Counts’ Cup”), its name coming from the community’s history. On the second weekend in July, the street and farm festival is held, in which many local clubs take part. Bürgstadt has at its disposal a heated swimming pool and sporting grounds, tennis courts, a tennis hall with squash courts and further sporting grounds. Both ways along the Main valley run expanded cycle paths. Moreover, there are many hiking paths along

676-817: The European Watershed . The Main begins near Kulmbach in Franconia at the joining of its two headstreams, the Red Main ( Roter Main ) and the White Main ( Weißer Main ). The Red Main originates in the Franconian Jura mountain range, 50 km (31 mi) in length, and runs through Creussen and Bayreuth . The White Main originates in the Fichtel Mountains ; it is 41 km (25 mi) long. In its upper and middle section,

728-516: The Julian calendar , has a slightly different computation, up to a month later than in the Western tradition. Other denominations, such as the Plymouth Brethren and Quakers , do not celebrate it as they do not adhere to the traditional Christian calendar of feasts. One of the Ascension hymns is Christ fuhr gen Himmel . The Ascension of Jesus has been a frequent subject in Christian art . By

780-621: The Mittelmühle , which had been converted into a civic centre, was opened to the public. About Ascension Day each year, the Winemakers’ Festival is held. Every five years, a Carnival (locally, Fasching ) parade is staged with the Altweibermühle (“Old Women’s Mill”; its first documentary mention goes back to 1860) as the highlight. Every year on the first weekend in July, the local football club stages its tournament for

832-562: The Second World War has a special room dedicated to it. Special exhibitions on current themes in local and club history and on everyday village life before 1960 are presented, changing twice yearly, with the help of the museum's inventory. The Martinskapelle  [ de ] is a chapel originally erected about 950 and rebuilt on the earlier foundations ca. 1200, with its mural Bible paintings presented in 40 medallions (ca. 1590). It also features Gothic doors (ca. 1490) and

884-573: The Teacher of Righteousness from the Qumran community; the prophet Elijah (from 2 Kings ); Moses , who was deified on entering heaven; and the children of Job , who according to the Testament of Job ascended heaven following their resurrection from the dead . Non-Jewish readers would have been familiar with the case of the emperor Augustus , whose ascent was witnessed by Senators; Romulus

936-483: The Urnfield period (ca. 1200 to 800 BC) a fortified settlement protected by a circular rampart was constructed on the hill. The ramparts stretched for a total length of 3.2 km, surrounding an area of ca. 40 hectares. Excavations found remains of a gate from around 900 BC. The Roman castrum Miltenberg-Ost was partly located within Bürgstadt's municipal area. There likely was a royal estate here as early as

988-609: The Virgin Mary is placed at the center of the scene in the earthly part of the depiction, with her hands raised towards Heaven, often accompanied by various Apostles. The upwards-looking depiction of the earthly group matches the Eastern liturgy on the Feast of the Ascension: "Come, let us rise and turn our eyes and thoughts high ..." The traditional site of the ascension is Mount Olivet (the "Mount of Olives"), on which

1040-476: The Vulgate Latin : ascensio Iesu , lit.   'ascent of Jesus') is the Christian belief, reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements, that Jesus ascended to Heaven after his resurrection , where he was exalted as Lord and Christ , sitting at the right hand of God . The Gospels and other New Testament writings imply resurrection and exaltation as

1092-579: The Weser - Werra are considered separate). The Main flows through the north and north-west of the state of Bavaria then across southern Hesse ; against the latter it demarcates a third state, Baden-Württemberg , east and west of Wertheim am Main , the northernmost town of that state. The upper end of its basin opposes that of the Danube where the watershed is recognised by natural biologists, sea salinity studies (and hydrology science more broadly) as

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1144-517: The White Main in the Fichtel Mountains of northeastern Bavaria and flows west through central Germany for 525 kilometres (326 mi) to meet the Rhine below Rüsselsheim , Hesse . The cities of Mainz and Wiesbaden are close to the confluence. The largest cities on the Main are Frankfurt am Main , Offenbach am Main and Würzburg . It is the longest river lying entirely in Germany (if

1196-405: The 6th century, the iconography of the Ascension had been established and by the 9th century, ascension scenes were being depicted on domes of churches. The Rabbula Gospels (c. 586) include some of the earliest images of the ascension. Many ascension scenes have two parts, an upper (Heavenly) part and a lower (earthly) part. The ascending Christ may be carrying a resurrection cross-banner or make

1248-486: The 7th century. In 1181, Bürgstadt had its first documentary mention. Bürgstadt passed into Electoral Mainz 's hands quite early on, presumably by the 8th century, and remained a Mainz holding until the Old Empire came to an end in 1803. Until the 18th century, Bürgstadt was the seat of a Centgraf (tithe count), but had already lost much of its importance by the late Middle Ages to neighbouring Miltenberg , also

1300-529: The Ascension is a major feast day of the Christian liturgical year , along with the Passion , Easter , Pentecost , and Christmas . Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on the sixth Thursday after Easter Sunday, the fortieth day from Easter day, although some Catholic provinces have moved the observance to the following Sunday to facilitate the obligation to attend Mass. Saint Jerome held that it

1352-467: The Creed )." The cosmology of the author of Luke–Acts reflects the beliefs of his age, which envisioned a three-part cosmos with the heavens above, an Earth centered on Jerusalem in the middle, and the underworld below. Heaven was separated from the Earth by the firmament , the visible sky, a solid inverted bowl where God's palace sat on pillars in the celestial sea. Humans looking up from Earth saw

1404-528: The Electoral state of Mainz. The castle is a canting charge for the community’s name ( Burg – without the umlaut mark – means “castle” in German ; Stadt means “town”, although it has never officially been one). The arms have been borne since the 19th century. Main (river) The Main ( German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪn] ) is the longest tributary of the Rhine . It rises as

1456-660: The Lower Main. In 1612, red wine from Bürgstadt had its first historical mention. On the Bürgstadter Centgrafenberg , red wine is grown, which for Bürgstadt holds great importance. Mainly Pinot noir and Pinot noir précoce are grown in the vineyards there in bunter soil. Almost all the community’s winegrowing businesses take it in fortnightly turns to offer up their own wine with various kinds of bread in Häckerwirtschaften . The museum in

1508-613: The Main and the Erf, through the vineyards and in the woods. Since 1990, Bürgstadt has lain on the Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg ("Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail"). The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the mayor. (as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008) The community’s arms might be described thus: On a base vert gules a castle embattled argent with two round side towers likewise embattled and with door and windows open, in chief between

1560-817: The Main runs through the valleys of the German Highlands. Its lower section crosses the Lower Main Lowlands ( Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin and northern Upper Rhine Plain ) to Wiesbaden , where it discharges into the Rhine . Major tributaries of the Main are the Regnitz , the Franconian Saale , the Tauber , and the Nidda . The name Main originates from Latin Moenis , Moenus or Menus . It

1612-409: The contradiction, but none have been found satisfactory. According to Dunn, the author of Acts separated the resurrection and ascension to put a limit on the number of resurrection appearances, effectively excluding Paul's conversion experience from the bona fide resurrection appearances. Zwiep argues that Jesus was originally believed to have been exalted with his ascension to heaven and seated at

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1664-761: The extinguishing of the Paschal candle , and an all-night vigil; white is the liturgical colour. The feast was retained at the Protestant Reformation . It continues to be observed in Lutheran , Anglican , Methodist , and most Reformed churches. Most of the Eastern Christian tradition ( Eastern and Oriental Orthodox and some Eastern Catholic Churches, and the Church of the East ), based on

1716-430: The first and second Jesus is claiming to be the apocalyptic "one like a Son of Man" of Daniel 7 ; the last has mystified commentators – why should Mary be prohibited from touching the risen but not yet ascended Christ, while Thomas is later invited to do so? The longer ending of Mark describes an ascension, but is a later addition to the original version of that gospel. Ascension stories were fairly common around

1768-400: The floor of Heaven, made of clear blue lapis-lazuli ( Exodus 24:9–10 ), as was God's throne ( Ezekiel 1:26 ). According to Dunn, "the typical mind-set and worldview of the time conditioned what was actually seen and how the recording of such seeings was conceptualized," and "departure into heaven could only be conceived in terms of 'being taken up ', a literal ascension." In modern times,

1820-463: The former Bürgstadt Mittelmühle ("Middle Mill") is divided along main thematic lines of winegrowing in Bürgstadt and sandstone quarrying and processing. Documented here as well are tobacco growing, early and local history and the life and times of the composer Johann Michael Breunig (1699–1755), who was born here. Since 2002, a Roman department has been showing the local early history. The history of ethnic Germans driven out of their lands after

1872-545: The founder of Rome, who, like Jesus, was taken to heaven in a cloud; the Greek hero Heracles (Hercules); and others. In Christian theology , the death, resurrection, and exaltation of Jesus are the most important events, and a foundation of the Christian faith. The early followers of Jesus believed that God had vindicated Jesus after his death, as reflected in the stories about his resurrection, ascension, and exaltation. The early followers of Jesus soon believed that Jesus

1924-587: The narrative flow. Such scholars caution against a strictly chronological reading. John's Gospel has three references to ascension in Jesus' own words: "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man" ( John 3:13 ); "What if you [the disciples] were to see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?" ( John 6:62 ); and to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father..." ( John 20:17 ). In

1976-433: The penultimate prophet of Islam, was not crucified or resurrected but his body directly ascended. Russian skeptic Kirill Eskov in his "Nature"-praised work The Gospel of Afranius argues that it was politically prudent for the local Roman administration to strengthen Jesus's influence by spreading rumors about his miracles via active measures , with this story originating as a well-crafted deliberate lie. The Feast of

2028-485: The post-resurrection "exaltation" of Jesus to the right hand of God. The ascension is detailed in both Luke and Acts, a pair of works ascribed to the same author, Luke the Evangelist : Luke and Acts appear to describe the same event but present quite different chronologies, the gospel placing it on the same day as the resurrection and Acts forty days afterwards; various proposals have been put forward to resolve

2080-817: The predecessor of the German Empire . The river course also corresponds with the Speyer line isogloss between Central and Upper German dialects, sometimes mocked as Weißwurstäquator . The Main-Radweg is a major German bicycle path alongside the river. Approximately 600 kilometres long (370 mi), it is the first long-distance instance awarded 5 stars by the General German Bicycle Club ( ADFC ) in 2008. It starts from Creußen or Bischofsgrün and ends in Mainz . Ascension of Jesus The Ascension of Jesus ( anglicized from

2132-540: The resurrection appearances. This understanding is summarized by the theologian Justus Knecht who wrote: "Our Lord went up Body and Soul into heaven in the sight of His apostles, by His own power, to take possession of His glory, and to be our Advocate and Mediator in heaven with the Father. He ascended as Man, as Head of the redeemed, and has prepared a dwelling in heaven for all those who follow in His steps (Sixth article of

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2184-412: The right hand of God with his resurrection until the late first century where he argues the exaltation had been separated from the resurrection, and moved to a final ascension into heaven after his appearances on earth. Other scholars note that the biblical authors tended to conflate or compress different events and narrate them as one which was a literary theme seen in other ancient biographies to improve

2236-661: The river is rather narrow on many of the upper reaches, navigation with larger vessels and push convoys requires great skill. The largest cities along the Main are Frankfurt am Main , Offenbach am Main and Würzburg . The Main also passes the following towns: Burgkunstadt , Lichtenfels , Bad Staffelstein , Eltmann , Haßfurt , Schweinfurt , Volkach , Kitzingen , Marktbreit , Ochsenfurt , Karlstadt , Gemünden , Lohr , Marktheidenfeld , Wertheim , Miltenberg , Obernburg , Erlenbach/Main , Aschaffenburg , Seligenstadt , Hainburg , Hanau , Hattersheim , Flörsheim , and Rüsselsheim . The river has gained enormous importance as

2288-497: The third century, the ascension-story was read by Origen in a mystical way, as an "ascension of the mind rather than of the body," representing one of two basic ascension theologies. The real problem is the fact that Jesus is both present and absent, an ambiguity which points to a "something more" to which the Eucharist gives entry. The same doctrine takes on another meaning for Muslims : most Islamic scholars hold that Jesus,

2340-529: The time of Jesus and the evangelists, signifying the deification of a noteworthy person (usually a Roman Emperor), and in Judaism as an indication of divine approval. Another function of heavenly ascent was as a mode of divine revelation reflected in Greco-Roman, early Jewish, and early Christian literary sources, in which particular individuals with prophetic or revelatory gifts are said to have experienced

2392-543: The total length of the river. The 16 locks in the adjacent Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and the Danube itself are of the same dimensions. There are 34 weirs and locks along the 380 km navigable portion of the Main, from the confluence with the Regnitz near Bamberg, to the Rhine. Most of the weirs or dams along the Main also have turbines for power generation. Tributaries from source to mouth: Left Right Around Frankfurt are several large inland ports. Because

2444-517: The towers a wheel spoked of six of the last. Despite the market community’s importance, neither an old seal nor anything else like a coat of arms is known. The first evidence of such a thing came with the Mayor’s Medallion from about 1820 with the composition as it is known today. The wheel – the Wheel of Mainz – and the tinctures argent and gules (silver and red) refer to the former ownership by

2496-630: The village of Bethany sits. Before the conversion of Constantine the Great in 312 AD, early Christians honored the ascension of Christ in a cave on the Mount, and by 384 the ascension was venerated on the present site, uphill from the cave. Around the year 390 a wealthy Roman woman named Poimenia financed construction of the original church called " Eleona Basilica " ( elaion in Greek means "olive garden", from elaia "olive tree", and has an oft-mentioned similarity to eleos meaning "mercy"). This church

2548-473: The words of McGill University's Douglas Farrow, in modern times the ascension is seen less as the climax of the mystery of Christ than as "something of an embarrassment in the age of the telescope and the space probe," an "idea [that] conjures up an outdated cosmology." Yet, according to Dunn, a sole focus on this disparity is beside the real importance of Jesus' ascension, namely the resurrection and subsequent exaltation of Jesus. Farrow notes that, already in

2600-471: Was destroyed by Sassanid Persians in 614. It was subsequently rebuilt, destroyed, and rebuilt again by the Crusaders . This final church was later destroyed by Muslims, leaving only a 12×12 meter octagonal structure (called a martyrium —"memorial"—or " edicule ") that remains to this day. The site was ultimately acquired by two emissaries of Saladin in the year 1198 and has remained in the possession of

2652-603: Was of apostolic origin, but in fact the Ascension was originally part of Pentecost (the coming of the Holy Spirit ), and developed as a separate celebration only slowly from the late 4th century onward. In the Catholic tradition it begins with a three-day "rogation" to ask for God's mercy, and the feast itself includes a procession of torches and banners symbolising Christ's journey to the Mount of Olives and entry into Heaven,

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2704-664: Was raised as first of the dead , taken into Heaven, and exalted , taking the seat at the right hand of God in Heaven, as stated in the Apostles' Creed : "He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty." Psalm 110 ( Psalms 110:1 ) played an essential role in this interpretation of Jesus' death and the resurrection appearances: "The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool." It provided an interpretative frame for Jesus' followers to make sense of his death and

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