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Transfiguration, in the New Testament, manifestation wherein Jesus appeared "shining" before Peter, James, and John. The traditional explanation is that in it Jesus' divine glory shone in his earthly body. Mt. Tabor is usually said to be the mountain where it took place. The event is commemorated in the feast of the Transfiguration on Aug. 6. Transfiguration 1. New Testament the change in the appearance of Christ that took place before three disciples (Matthew 17:1--9) 2. the Church festival held in commemoration of this on Aug. 6 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The witnesses of the Transfiguration are here in the room, a transfiguration of Jesus from teacher like Elijah and Moses to the one with power over death itself, a power only God has. For Heil, the transfiguration of Jesus is an "epiphanic motif describing his external, proleptic, and temporary transformation by God into a heavenly being while still on earth" (p. There is, I believe, a scriptural invitation to this type of socially contextualized theology in the seventeenth chapter of Matthew's Gospel, the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus. |
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