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Luke
9:28-43
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative primary texts about Spirit Possession and Exorcism
and Purity and
Social Relations, from Philo, Josephus, Lucian, Pseudepigrapha, Babylonian Talmud,
Midrash, Philostratus. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World
of Jesus. |
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"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. |
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Chapter
XIX, On Baptism,
Tertullian
(c. 198) |
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IV.22,
IV.23,
IV.34, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter
VIII, On Monogamy,
Tertullian
(c. 215) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "We have no reason to promise
ourselves rest and quietness in this world, seeing that they
themselves who seemed to fawn upon Christ crucify him shortly after." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
| "Prayer is a transfiguring,
transforming duty, which makes the face to shine." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
John Wesley
(1703-1791).
| "They saw his glory -
The very same expression in which it is described by St. John, John
1:14; and by St. Peter, 2Pet 1:16." |
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Christ's
Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36): sermon by George Whitefield. |
| "The
Comer's Conflict with Satan," Luke 9:42, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856. |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "a cloud--not one of
our watery clouds, but the Shekinah-cloud (see on Mt 23:39), the
pavilion of the manifested presence of God with His people, what
Peter calls "the excellent" of "magnificent
glory" (2Pe 1:17)." |
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| From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Luke adds the fact that the
Lord went into the mountain to pray; that as he prayed,
he was transfigured; that the fashion of his countenance was
altered; that the theme of conversation with Moses and Elias was
the Lord's decease; that the apostles were awake when
they saw the vision; that they told no man in those days,
even as Jesus directed." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"First
Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Transfiguration,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "...making time and space for
prayer and reflection is crucial if we are to know who he is and
where we are going with him." |
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"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." |
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Laterally Luke, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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Exegesis,
Transfiguration C, by
Richard Donovan at lectionary.org. |
| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "We can understand majesty in
a miracle -- or in the glow on the mountain; it's the divine majesty
revealed in the betrayal, suffering, death, and eventual
resurrection that is incomprehensible to us -- when the powerful
becomes powerless." |
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Jesus Now,
Last Epiphany C. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith
Futures Jesus Then & Now. |
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"The
Dial and the Switch: Recognizing the Movements of God's Special
Visitation," guest essay by Pam Fickensher.
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
| "What
weighs you down with sleep and keeps you from seeing Christ’s presence
with you? From seeing the necessity of suffering in following him?" |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Luke 9:28-43, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "The distance between transfiguration
and healing is not all that great in [Raphael's] painting. How is it in
life where you are?" |
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"Matching Face and Heart," Lent 2,
Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "The face of Jesus always showed who he
truly was." |
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"Looking to the Future in a Rearview Mirror," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
| "What do people fear about the future?
Why do they harbor such fears?" |
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"And
They (Finally) Kept Silent,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "In what ways have I proceeded like
Peter to blurt out my opinion and prove my ignorance when silence was
truly the test of wisdom?" |
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"Dazzling
Darkness," Barbara Brown Taylor, The Christian Century,
1998.
| "Later, when Jesus’ exodus
got under way and they saw what it meant for him -- when they saw
that shining face bloodied and spat upon, those dazzling clothes
torn into souvenir rags -- I’ll bet they had to rethink what that
glory was all about." |
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"Looking Back and Ahead," Darrell Jodock, The Christian Century,
1995.
| "How should a
contemporary interpreter construe the relationship between the gospel
and the religion of Israel so as not to perpetuate [a] 'teaching of
contempt'?" |
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"Jesus Transfigured," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
| "There is many an Elijah or Moses to
divide our loyalties, but in the end it is Jesus we must listen to. He
must be our focus, our Lord." |
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| Lectionary
Commentary and Preaching Paths (Last Epiphany (Transfiguration) C),
by Dennis Bratcher, at The Christian Resource Institute.
| "Most sermons I have heard on
this passage assume the experience on the mountain was a positive
one that can be compared to the emotional "high" that we
sometimes experience in worship or in personal devotion or prayer...While
there was a fantastic encounter with God, the content of that
encounter was anything but positive and joyful...Preaching paths for
this Sunday, while not having to be dark and gloomy, should take
this dimension of the text seriously and not make the story into a
"mountain top" experience that ignores the shape of the
narrative." |
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A Change for the
Better," analysis and reflections by Mike Hoy, in Sabbatheology by The
Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Listening to the authority of
Jesus helps us to listen better to the needs of others, and to be with them rather than on
some lofty towers, or settled into our complacency." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Transfiguration of Jesus,"
"The
Possessed Boy," wikipedia. |
| "Miracles,
In Other Words: Social Science Perspectives on Healings," Jerome H. Neyrey,
University of Notre Dame, 1995.
| "...we should attend to the
institution in which the healing takes place, either kinship or politics. What roles does
the family have in an illness? How are they socially and economically affected? What role
do they play in the seeking of a cure? What costs do they pay or debts to they incur? What
if the healing occurs in the political realm, even if this is a healing shrine such as the
temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus? Healings, moreover, might have important political
implications, for "prophets" arose, echoing themes of liberation and freedom.
The political significance of the account of the healing by the Jewish Eleazar before the
emperor Vespasian and his retinue should not be discounted (Josephus. Ant.
8.45-48)." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Arseniev, Nicholas S.,
"Resurrection and Transfiguration," St Vladimir's Seminary Quarterly,
1957. |
| Best, Thomas F.,
"The Transfiguration: A Select Bibliography," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 1981. |
| Capps, Donald,
"Curing Anxious Adolescents through Fatherlike Performance," Interpretation, 2001. |
| Carlston, Charles Edwin,
"Transfiguration and Resurrection," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1961. |
| Ellenwood, Lee K., "Face to Face with the Living God:
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for February," The Living
Pulpit, 2007.
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| Garrett, Susan R.,
"Exodus from Bondage: Luke 9:31 and Acts 12:1-24," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1990. |
| Heil, John Paul, The Transfiguration
of Jesus: Narrative Meaning and Function of Mark 9:2-8, Mat 17:1-8, and Luke
9:28-36. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 2000.
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| Jodock, Darell,
"Looking Back and Ahead," The Christian Century, 1995. |
| Johnson, S. Lewis,
"The Transfiguration of Christ," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1967. |
| Kenny Anthony,
"The Transfiguration and the Agony in the Garden," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1957. |
| Kersten, Phyllis,
"Off the Mountain," The Christian Century, 2001. |
| Langerak, Ana,
"Study of the Word: Luke 9:28-36 - Power in Mission," Mission Studies,
1993. |
| Luther, Donald J.,
"The Mystery of the Transfiguration: Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)," Word &
World, 2001. |
| Mánek, Jindřich,
"The New Exodus in the Books of Luke," Novum Testamentum, 1957. |
| Moessner, David P.,
"Luke 9:1-50: Luke's Preview of the Journey of the Prophet Like Moses of
Deuteronomy," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1983. |
| O'Toole, Robert F., S.J.,
"Luke's Message in Luke 9:1-50," Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1987. |
| Reid, Barbara, The Transfiguration: A
Source- and Redaction-Critical Study of Luke 9:28-36. Paris: Gabalda,
1993.
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| Ringe, Sharon H.,
"Luke 9:28-36: The Beginning of an Exodus," Semeia, 1983. |
| Rogness, Michael,
"'You Are My Son, the Beloved': The Epiphany Gospels," Word & World,
2004. (Section on this text begins on page 90.) |
| Rogness, Michael,
"The Transfiguration of Our Lord: Luke 9:28-36," Word & World,
1989. |
| Roschke, Ronald W.,
"Healing in Luke, Madagascar, and Elsewhere," Currents in Theology
and Mission, 2006. |
| Russell, Keith A., "Hungering for
God: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for March," The Living
Pulpit, 2007.
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| Stacy, R. Wayne,
"Glimpses of Glory: Luke 9:28-36," Review and Expositor, 2002. |
| Sterling, Gregory E.,
"Jesus as Exorcist: An Analysis of Matthew 17:14-20; Mark 9:14-29; Luke
9:37-43a," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1993. |
| Taylor, Barbara Brown,
"Dazzling Darkness," The Christian Century, 1998. |
| Willimon, William H.,
"Come on Down," The Christian Century, 2004. |
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| Reviews:
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Review:
The Transfiguration of Jesus: Narrative Meaning and Function of
Mark 9:2-3, Matthew 17:1-8, and Luke 9:28-36, by John Paul Heil.
Reviewed by John F. Craghan in Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2002.
| "By making a tent--similar to the Tent
of Meeting--for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah, Peter would thereby place all
three figures on the same level, giving each equal opportunity to speak
and thus prolong the epiphany. But the overshadowing cloud interrupts
Peter's offer." |
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Review:
Todd Klutz, the Exorcism Stories in Luke-Acts: A Sociostylistic Reading.
Cambridge University Press, 2004. Review by Sean Kealy in SBL's Review of
Biblical Literature. |
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| Sermons:
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"The Greatness of God," Samuel Zumwalt, Transfiguration,
2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Seeing
Things in a New Light," the Rt. Rev. Charles F. Duvall, Day 1,
2007. |
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"The Role of
Religion in Today's Society," Sr. Joan Chittister, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club.
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"Connections that Count," the Rev. Dr. Robert Sims, Day 1, 2004. |
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"Yearning for the Mountaintop," Michelle Kirby, Pacific School of
Religion, 2001. |
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"Mountains, Valley and Plains,"
"Jesus
Christ and Superman,"
"Visions on a Mountaintop," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Listening Openly,
Visiting Earnestly," the Rev. Francis Miller,
Day 1, 2001. |
| Father
Andrew Greeley, Author, Priest, Sociologist: Background and Homily
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| With Children:
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"Transfiguration,"
Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages,
activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Transfiguration," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"Mountaintop Experiences," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles
Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids. |
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"Joanie's Dream,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"Jesus Is Changed on the Mountain Top," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"The Transfiguration," online
computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of Feeding
Hill. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art, Luke 9:35,
Luke 9:35 #2, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
Luke 9:28-36,
Luke 9:28-36 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Luke 9:28-36, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian
Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for
free.") |
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Luke 9:28-36 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Clip Art:
Jesus' Transfiguration, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
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| Literature and Literary References:
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use with this text:
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