PDF-The Transfiguration

Matthew 171 13 Matthew 17 1 After six days Jesus took with him Peter James and John the brother of James and led them up a high mountain by 2 There he was transfigured before them His face. 1 News from Courtesy of Poorrock Abbey Publishing Society of Saint John 6559 State Highway M26 Eagle Harbor, Michigan 49950 http://www.societystjohn.com Volume XXINumber Pascha/Pentecost 2005 We ar theos. The force of the proposition is most likely to emphasize the nature of the Word, not His identity. That is to say, the Word is true deity but he is not the same pers distinction of natures bein The Transfiguration of Jesus Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name years ago by King David. During Jesus of seven identical painted red rectangles, framed and hanging on the wall. In the course of these can- vases are joined by several other similar red rectangles as well as The Transfiguration of Jesus. Biblical Record of the Event. Each of the synoptic gospels records this event. . (Matt. 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36).. The gospel written by John, a witness to this event, does not.. AY February 15, 2015 Year B, Revised Common Lectionary [formatted version with line breaks and verse markers removed] Table of Contents  All Texts, Enhanced Font, Psalm in Poem Format, with Bl 1 1 This paper is partially sponsored by the following research funding: NSFC (no. Xinghua Zhu Lianwen Jin* School of Electronic and Information Engineering South China University of Technology v . Different artists show the same events in many ways. Firstly look at all the images. . Which picture do like best and why?. Read again the Gospel accounts of the Transfiguration (MT Ch. 17v1-8 and also LK Ch. 9 v28-36) Which picture do you think best describes the Transfiguration? Why?. Mark 9:2-10. . Mark 9:2-10. After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. . 3.  His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. . Year A. Exodus 24:12-18. Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 . 2 Peter 1:16-21. Matthew 17:1-9. . . Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire …. Jesus’ . Transfiguration . Matthew 16:13-16. When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” . They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” . NKJV. Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts. Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes. Rivers of water run down from my eyes, because men do not keep Your law. . Transfiguration of Jesus. . . . St. Thomas Aquinas devotes an entire section in his . Summa . theologiae. to the Transfiguration. His treatment offers some answers.. Aquinas says that it was fitting that Christ be manifested in his glory because those who are walking an arduous path need a clear sense of the goal of their journey. The arduous path is this life, with all of its attendant sufferings, failures, setbacks, disappointments, and injustices. And its goal is heavenly glory, which is fullness of life with God, the transformation of our bodies..