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Mark 9:2-10
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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
• The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • "Transfiguration of Jesus," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • I.XIV.6, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter XV, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • Chapter VIII, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
  • VI.XLII, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
  • XII.36, XII.37, XII.39, XII.40, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
  • From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "The heavenly glory of Christ, which would within a short time be abased upon the cross, is confirmed by visible signs, by the presence and talk of Elias and Moses, and by the voice of the Father himself; all this occurred before three of his disciples, who are witnesses against whom there is no objection."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "It is good to be away from the world, and alone with Christ: and how good to be with Christ glorified in heaven with all the saints! But when it is well with us, we are apt not to care for others, and in the fulness of our enjoyments, we forget the many wants of our brethren."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "The Greek word [transfigured] seems to refer to the form of God, and the form of a servant, {mentioned by St. Paul, Php 2:6,7,} and may intimate, that the Divine rays, which the indwelling God let out on this occasion, made the glorious change from one of these forms into the other. Mt 17:1; Lu 9:28."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "The great object was to reveal to the disciples his Divine glory before they beheld his humiliation upon the cross, in order to sustain their faith in the hour of trial."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Mark 9:2-9, Matt Skinner, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • "Probably the greatest challenge about preaching on Transfiguration Sunday is dealing with the pressure to explain what the Transfiguration means."
  • Commentary and illustration idea, Scott Hoezee, Center for Excellence in Preaching, 2015.
  • Preaching Mark 9:2-9, Nancy Lammers Gross, 2015.
  • Dear Working Preacher Karoline Lewis, 2015.
  • In the Meantime David Lose, ...2015.
  • ON Scripture - the Bible, 2015. Video.
  • RevGalBlogPals commentary and discussion, 2015.
  • The Journey with Jesus Dan Clendenin, 2015
  • The Painted Prayerbook Jan Richardson,2015. Use of images.
  • At the Edge of the Enclosure Suzanne Guthrie, 2015.
  • Stewardship of Life Sharron Blezard, 2015.
  • The Bite in the Apple, Nancy Rockwell, 2015.
  • Contemplative Viewfinder Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2015.
  • Episcopal Cafe David Sellery,2015.
  • Care for Creation Commentary, Dennis Ormseth, Lutherans Restoring Creation, 2015.
  • Lectionary Ruminations, John Edward Harris, 2015.
  • Question the Text 2015.
  • A Poetic Kind of Place Andrew King, 2015.
  • Political Theology Today 2015.
  • Ekklesia Project Stephen Fowl, 2015.
  • Theological Stew Linda Fabian Pepe,2015.
  • Beams's Bible Bounty Thomas Beam, 2015.
  • Ponderings on a Faith Journey Bob Cornwall, 2015.
  • Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
  • Dancing with the Word Janet H. Hunt, 2015.
  • Michael Coffey Michael Coffey, 2015.
  • Lectionary Notes, Beth Quick, 2015.
  • Visions from the Catacombs, February 15, 2015.
  • Lectionary Poems Scott Barton, poetry, 2015.
  • Preaching Tip of the Week, Bob Eldan, preachingtip, 2015.
  • "Breaking Dawn," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
    • "When Jesus was transfigured before his disciples, it was an event that revealed the light of God's new life already breaking into this world."
  • Concise Exegesis, Richard Donovan, lectionary.org.
  • "Transfiguration," Frederick Buechner, Buechner Blog.
    • "Every once and so often, something so touching, so incandescent, so alive transfigures the human face that it's almost beyond bearing."
  • Commentary, Mark 9:2-9, Sarah Henrich, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "Transfiguration is one of those 'non-holidays' that appears in lectionaries with its own particular set of readings, but doesn't draw much attention from local congregations."
  • "Visions on the Mountain," Barbara K. Lundblad, ON Scripture, 2012.
    • "Is there room in our lives for visions we cannot explain?"
  • "He Came Down," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2012.
    • "...pay attention to the dramatic movement of the story. For while Jesus takes his disciples with him up the mountain, after the period of revelation, transformation, and transfiguration, they come back down again."
  • The Transfiguration, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
  • "Spiritual Vertigo," Rick Morley, 2012.
  • "Lectionary Blogging," John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2012.
    • "Only after the crucifixion may one tell the story of Jesus, only after the whole story has been told may we understand that the same one we see at the transfiguration is the one who was also crucified..."
  • "Peter's Failed Business Plan," Caspar Green, Scarlet Letter Bible, 2012.
    • "Peter’s response is like looking at a light bulb and going blind instead of looking around the room and understanding what the light from the bulb reveals."
  • "Puzzling Over the Transfiguration," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2012.
    • "When have you experienced the light of Jesus and clouds of mystery at the same time? Do they always go together?  Why or why not?"
  • Professor mcGonagall Sunday? Mike Baughman, The Hardest Question, 2012.
    • "There's something kind of violent about transforming someone ."
  • "Mind Blowingly Simple," Andrew Prior, First Impressions, 2012.
    • " The mountain top is a rare and mighty sign. It is a blessing. But salvation and satisfaction comes from listening to whom the mountain top points—and doing what he says.
  • Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • "The Shining," Alyce McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, Patheos, 2012.
    • "The Transfiguration, then and now, is a shining mountaintop experience amid scenes of violence and suffering."
  • "Puzzling Over the Transfiguration," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2012.
  • Comentario del Evangelio por Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario, San Marcos 9:2-9, Working Preacher, 2012.
  • Commentary, Mark 9:2-9, James Boyce, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 8:27 - 10:52, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
  • "Jesus Is Transfigured on a Mountain with Moses and Elijah," Michael A. Turton's Historical Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, "a complete verse-by-verse commentary on the Gospel of Mark, focusing on the historicity of people, places, "
  • "A Beautiful Lie or an Eyewitness Account? The Transfiguration of Jesus," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2009.
    • "Consider the many ways we trivialize the Gospel and 'domesticate' God."
  • "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," The Transfiguration of Jesus, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Mark?s use of the story connects so strongly to what follows that we can scarcely interpret it without reference to what Jesus? disciples were to ?listen to? in the chapters which follow, namely lowliness and compassion. It is not just any elevation of Jesus which will do, but this particular one, which we appreciate when we know the whole story. Mark?s story reminds us that disciples, then and now, frequently get it wrong, through fear and ignorance and much else."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
    • "Besides the theme of the disciples' blindness (or stupidity) in Mark, there is also the theme of Jesus' faithfulness to his blind disciples. Given the choice of glory on a mountain or death on a cross, which is more attractive? Jesus comes down the mountain. He will not give up on his disciples. He not give up his divine mission for the sake of all humanity."
  • "Transfiguration," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
    • "God commands us to listen to the words of Christ. The tense of the verb is present imperative. That is, God is commanding the disciples and the whole world to listen to Jesus."
  • Mark 9:2-9, The Beginning of the Good News: the Epiphany Gospels in Mark and John, Paul S. Berge, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1997.
  • Sermon Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2006.
  • Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
    • "When is it time to head up our mountain? When is the time to come steadfastly down?"
  • Wellspring of the Gospel, Lent 2B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • "Gospel for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Mark 9:2-9," from Exegesis for the Christian Year, Henry Gustafson, 1998. At Religion Online.
    • "Not infrequently in our spiritual quests, we Christians try to find life in the reading of scripture and meditative prayer, only to discover the practice lacks vitality and that life eludes us."
  • "The Transfiguration," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "What was your last experience of awe? What stopped you and caught your attention? Why did this event have such power over you?"
  • "Mark 9: Transfiguration," "Transfiguration," wikipedia.
  • "The Transfiguration, Cosmic Symbolism, and the Transformation of Consciousness in the Gospel of Mark," David Ulansey, a paper presented at the 1996 meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature.
    • "Thus the entire complex of late Hellenistic garment-imagery, of which Mark's transfiguration acccount is merely one example, may constitute a symbolically expressed collective intuition that the introjection of psychic energy can result in a decisive transformation of the self."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Berge, Paul S., "The Beginning of the Good News: The Epiphany Gospels in Mark and John," Word & World, 1997.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Chamberas, Peter A., "Transfiguration of Christ: A Study in the Patristic Exegesis of Scripture," St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, 1970.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Harakas, Stanley S., "Suffering and Victory," The Christian Century, 1997.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Long, Thomas G., "Reality Show," The Christian Century, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Lose, David J., "What Does This Mean? A Four-Part Exercise in Reading Mark 9:2-9 (Transfiguration)," World & World, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Mc Curley, Foster R, "'And After Six Days' (Mark 9:9): A Semitic Literary Device," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1974.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Moss, Candida R., "The Transfiguration: An Exercise in Markan Accommodation," Biblical Interpretation, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • O'Collins, Gerald, S.J., "Luminous Appearances of the Risen Christ," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1984.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Otto, Randall E., "The Fear Motivation in Peter's Offer to Build TREIS SKENAS," Westminster Theological Journal, 1997.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Reedy, Charles J., "Mark 8:31 - 11:10 and the Gospel Ending," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1972.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Sawyer, Nanette, "Living by the Word," The Christian Century, 2015.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Smith, Morton, "The Origin and History of the Transfiguration Story," Union Seminary Quarterly Review, 1980.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Stein, Robert H., "Is the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-8) a Misplaced Resurrection-Account?" Journal of Biblical Literature, 1976.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Willson, Patrick J., "Time Out Of Time," The Christian Century, 1994.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Sermons:
  • "Day-to-Day Glory," the Rev. Canon Brian Cole, Day 1, 2012.
  • "A Different Kind of Dream," The Rev. Dr. Mike Graves, Day 1, 2012.
  • "If I Could Only," 26 February 2006, Walter Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Visions on a Mountaintop," "Mountains, Valleys and Plains," "Jesus Christ and Superman," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
  • "Simon Bar-Jonah, Come On Down," the Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey, Day 1, 2000.
  • "The Power of Presence," the Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Day 1, 2000.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
    • Lent 2, 2009
    • Lent 2, 2006
    • Lent 2, 2000
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Epiphany 4B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015. 2012.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," February 8, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2012.
  • "Transfiguration," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "On the Mountain Top," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "Jesus Is Changed on the Mountain Top," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "The Transfiguration," online computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of Feeding Hill.
• Drama:
  • "The Transfiguration," Reader's Theater, Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, 2012.
  • "Capernaum St. 2 - The Transfiguration," Jane and Mark Lewis, Potted Jam.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Transfiguration, inclusiveChrist worship clip, 2012.
  • Transfiguration, Sufjan Stevens, You Tube, 2012.
  • Clip Art Images: Mark 9:2-9, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Mark 9:2-10, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Mark 9:2-10, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Clip Art: Jesus' Transfiguration, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “O Lord, As You Were On Your Way,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn celebrating the Transfiguration of the Lord.  Tune:  REPTON 8.6.8.8.6.6 (“How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord”).
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Mark 9:5, 7. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • "Transfigured," Jay C. Treat, The Christian Church in Pennsylvania.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Transfiguration
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Transformation
  • Passing on the Tradition
  • Seeing/Seeing in New Ways
  • Alternate Realities/Illusion-Reality Dialectic
• Literature and Literary References:
  • "After the Transfiguration," Kathy Coffey. Theology Today, 1992.
• The Text This Week's Resource Lists for Parallel Passages:
  • Matthew 17:1-9
  • Luke 9:28-36
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark

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