In today's lesson, we arrive at what I believe to be the foundation of understanding the overall message of the Transfiguration.
This foundation is Psalm 42 & 43 and then a subsequent interpretation - called Midrash - of Psalm 43.
The number of details shared between the Rabbinic interpretation of Psalm 43 and what we find in the Gospels, and the Transfiguration is simply remarkable.
Finally, in this lesson, we will see how a translation issue can help us understands Peter's behavior and his question about putting up tents.
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References:
Rabbinic Writings - archive.org (you will need to sign up for a free account)
- Midrash on Psalm 43 - Page 445
https://archive.org/details/midrashonpsalms0000unse/page/444/mode/2up
Basser, Herbert W. “The Jewish Roots of the Transfiguration,” Bible Review 14, no. 3 (1998): 30, 32, 34–35.
Daniel Boyarin - Logos, a Jewish Word
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 Memra
https://melc.berkeley.edu/Web_Boyarin/BoyarinArticles/108%20Gospel%20of%20the%20Memra%20(2001).pdf
Amy-Jill Levine - The Jewish Annotated New Testament
https://smile.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CROOHNZE3QIC&keywords=jewish+annotated+new+testament+2nd+edition&qid=1660412766&sprefix=jewish+ann%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1
Byron Sherwin - Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism https://smile.amazon.com/Kabbalah-Introduction-Mysticism-Byron-Sherwin/dp/0742543641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QTVTY5QIVYUN&keywords=kabbalah+sherwin&qid=1660412524&sprefix=%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1
Eduard Shyfrom - From Infinity to Man
https://smile.amazon.com/Infinity-Man-Fundamental-Framework-Information/dp/1911195840/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EPOULOG7HPCO&keywords=from+infinity+to+man&qid=1660412851&sprefix=from+infi%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-2
Lawrence Kushner - Honey From the Rock
https://smile.amazon.com/Honey-Special-Anniversary-Lawrence-Kushner/dp/1580230733/ref=sr_1_6?crid=GTSDI6SDYJEE&keywords=lawrence+kushner&qid=1660412610&sprefix=lawrence+kushner%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6
John Paul Heil - The Transfiguration of Jesus - https://www.amazon.com/Transfiguration-Jesus-Narrative-Function-Dissertationes/dp/8876531440/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AZJURDJ2Q3DO&keywords=john+paul+heil+transfiguration&qid=1657986836&s=books&sprefix=john+paul+heil+transfiguration%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1
David Stern - Jewish New Testament Commentary -
https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-New-Testament-Commentary-Companion/dp/9653590081/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRPTZU2LY7BK&keywords=jewish+new+testament+commentary+by+david+stern&qid=1657987058&s=books&sprefix=david+stern+new+%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1
Great Website for Second Temple Period Writings:
www.earlyjewishwritings.com
- Genesis Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/RabbaGenesis/page/n231/mode/2up
- Exodus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0002unse
- Leviticus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse/page/384/mode/2up
- Numbers Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o7k3
- Deuteronomy Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o6q1
