The transfiguration of Jesus - Matthew 17:1-7 - is a difficult event to understand because of its mystical nature.
What does this event tell us about the reality of who Jesus is?
In this lesson, we explore the transfiguration from the perspective of Jewish mysticism. We will look at numerous examples from the first century that will help us understand what is actually going on.
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Class handout:
https://www.figtreeteaching.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119763168/fig_tree_ministries_matthew_bible_study_week_7_transfiguration.pdf
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YouTube:
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Resources:
Daniel Boyarin - "Logos, a Jewish Word: John's Prologue as Midrash"
https://www.academia.edu/36254597/Daniel_Boyarin_Logos_a_Jewish_Word_John_s_Prologue_as_Midrash_in_Amy-Jill_Levine_and_Marc_Zvi_Brettler_eds._The_Jewish_Annotated_New_Testament_New_York_Oxford_University_Press_2011_546_549
Daniel Boyarin - "The Gospel of the Memre"
https://melc.berkeley.edu/Web_Boyarin/BoyarinArticles/108%20Gospel%20of%20the%20Memra%20(2001).pdf
Mansions of the Heart - Thomas Ashbrook -
https://smile.amazon.com/Mansions-Heart-Exploring-Stages-Spiritual/dp/1506454852/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1636071921&sr=1-1
St. John of the Cross for Beginners - William Meninger
https://smile.amazon.com/John-Cross-Beginners-William-Meninger/dp/1590564634/ref=sr_1_2?crid=V00UA1JYYL71&keywords=saint+john+of+the+cross+for+beginners&qid=1636071957&s=books&sprefix=saint+john+of+the+cross+for+beginners%2Cstripbooks%2C100&sr=1-2
Dangerous Mystic - Joel Harrington
https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=dangerous+mystic&i=stripbooks&crid=3DGLXSV6XVYV7&sprefix=dangerous+mysti%2Cstripbooks%2C109&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_15
From Infinity to Man - Eduard Shyfrin
https://smile.amazon.com/Infinity-Man-Fundamental-Framework-Information/dp/1911195840/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=from+infinity+to+man&qid=1636072048&s=books&sprefix=from+infini%2Cstripbooks%2C111&sr=1-1
