10 The Transfiguration

The Transfiguration

The transfiguration is one of the key episodes in the Synoptic Gospels, occurring in all three. Like the baptism with which it connects, the transfiguration is a onetime event in the pre-passion ministry of Jesus. It is sometimes classed as an epiphany story, like the walking on the water,1 but Jesus does not suddenly appear to the chosen disciples; rather he is transformed before them so as to reveal his transcendent glory…

Taken from Parallel Lives of Jesus by Edward Adams