#68 - Transfiguration - Matt. 17:1-7 - Matthew Study Week 7 - a podcast by Fig Tree Ministries

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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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mh4v8e7FDwOoPhQd7bz7YYouTube:
https://youtu.be/WfcfSIU2b5UResources:
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).pdfMansions 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 Meningerhttps://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 Harringtonhttps://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 Shyfrinhttps://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

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