Luke
9:28-43
John McCall, interim pastor,
Rimersburg Presbyterian Church, 2016.
- 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- Historical References, Commentary and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.
- 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.
- "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.
- Chapter XIX, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- IV.22, IV.23, IV.34, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- 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."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
- "Prayer is a transfiguring, transforming duty, which makes the face to shine."
- 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."
- 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)."
- 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."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Luke 9:28-36, (37-43), Cláudio Carvalhaes, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "One of the lessons of this text is that the glory of God is only possible if lived together, in community."
- "Worship Transfigured," David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2016.
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- "Transparent. Transfigured. The Difference Is What Happens to the Heart," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2016.
- "Beyond the Veil: Sneaking a Peak at Our True Selves," Anna Shirey, The Labyrinth Way, 2016.
- "Transfiguration: Encouragement for Faithfulness Unto Death," James Alexander Forbes, Jr., ON Scripture, 2016.
- "The Transfiguration: God Has the Long View," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2016.
- "We Have an Awe-Full God," Glenn Monson, Law & Gospel Everywhere, 2016.
- "Awaken Us," Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2016.
- Evangelio Comentario del San Lucas 9:28-36 [37-43a] por Francisco Javier Giotía Padilla, Working Preacher, 2016.
- Commentary,
Luke 9:28-36, (37-43), Scott Shauf, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "The transfiguration of Jesus follows immediately on the scene where Peter confesses Jesus to be the Christ, the Messiah (Luke 9:20)."
- "Let Jesus Show," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
- "By believing against all odds and loving against all odds, that is how we are to let Jesus show in the world and to transform the world."
- "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."
- "Transforming Transfiguation," Alyce McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2013.
- "God promises us that through Scripture we will meet God, and our identities as individuals and a community of faith will be formed and transformed."
- "Climate Change and Setting the World on Fire," Melissa Browning, ON Scripture, 2013.
- "And they kept silent..." the Rev. Dr. Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2013.
- "I have made the case ... that 'silence' is the only adequate response to the Transfiguration the disciples witnessed. Do you agree? Why or why not?"
- Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Luke 9:28-36, (37-43), David Ewart, 2013.
- "The Transfiguration is an apt Preface to Lent and Jesus' journey to Jerusalem, because what lies ahead is both a confrontation between the non-violent justice of the Kingdom of God and the violent injustice of the Roman Empire; as well as the non-violent way of the Beloved versus the hoped-for victory by the Messiah."
- Lectionary Greek: Luke 9:28-36, Rob Myallis, 2013.
- "Hammering It Home," Ruth Everhart, The Hardest Question, 2013.
- "If the experience of Glory leads to silence, what are we supposed to say about it?"
- Hidden in Plain Sight, Michael Coffey, 2013.
- "In the Cloud," Rick Morley, 2013.
- "Wonder," Katie Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2013.
- "Sound of the Voice," Neil Chappell, aweirdthing, 2013.
- The Transfiguration, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- Comentario del Evangelio por Violeta Rocha Areas, Lucas 9:28-36 [37-43a], Working Preacher, 2013.
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
-
"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."
- 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."
-
Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement,
2010.
- "Whatever the case, the disciples' sleeping stands in sharp contrast to when the three disciples become 'fully awake.' Sleeping, they see nothing, but when 'fully awake,' they 'saw his glory.'"
- First Look,
Lee Koontz, Reflectious, 2010.
- "We do tend to get lost in the clouds, I think. There are times when the distance between Sunday and Monday seems to be about a million miles, and the path from mountaintop to dark valley subtly difficult to find."
- Jesus Now, Last Epiphany C. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
-
"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?"
-
"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."
- Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
-
"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."
- 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."
-
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?"
-
"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."
-
"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?"
- "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)."
-
"Magic, Miracles, and The Gospel," L. Michael White. PBS From
Jesus to Christ.
- "Probably in some ways, and more than any other issue within the development of early Christianity and the gospels tradition, miracles present one of the problematic areas."
- Commentary,
Luke 9:28-36, (37-43), Cláudio Carvalhaes, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- 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).
- Arseniev, Nicholas S.,
"Resurrection and Transfiguration," St Vladimir's Seminary Quarterly,
1957.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Best, Thomas F.,
"The Transfiguration: A Select Bibliography," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 1981.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Capps, Donald,
"Curing Anxious Adolescents through Fatherlike Performance," Interpretation, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carlston, Charles Edwin,
"Transfiguration and Resurrection," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1961.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ellenwood, Lee K., "Face to Face with the Living God:
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for February," The Living
Pulpit, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Garrett, Susan R.,
"Exodus from Bondage: Luke 9:31 and Acts 12:1-24," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jodock, Darell,
"Looking Back and Ahead," The Christian Century, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, S. Lewis,
"The Transfiguration of Christ," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1967.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kenny Anthony,
"The Transfiguration and the Agony in the Garden," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1957.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kersten, Phyllis,
"Off the Mountain," The Christian Century, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Langerak, Ana,
"Study of the Word: Luke 9:28-36 - Power in Mission," Mission Studies,
1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Luther, Donald J.,
"The Mystery of the Transfiguration: Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)," Word &
World, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Mánek, Jindřich,
"The New Exodus in the Books of Luke," Novum Testamentum, 1957.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Martin, Thomas W., "What Makes Glory Glorious?
Reading Luke's Account of the Transfiguration over against
Triumphalism," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Neumark, Heidi, "Altitude Adjustment," The
Christian Century, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - O'Toole, Robert F., S.J.,
"Luke's Message in Luke 9:1-50," Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pokorny, Daniel H., "The Transfiguration of Our Lord
- Last Sunday after the Epiphany," Concordia Journal, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ringe, Sharon H.,
"Luke 9:28-36: The Beginning of an Exodus," Semeia, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rogness, Michael,
"'You Are My Son, the Beloved': The Epiphany Gospels," Word & World,
2004. (Section on this text begins on page 90.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rogness, Michael,
"The Transfiguration of Our Lord: Luke 9:28-36," Word & World,
1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Roschke, Ronald W.,
"Healing in Luke, Madagascar, and Elsewhere," Currents in Theology
and Mission, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Russell, Keith A., "Hungering for
God: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for March," The Living
Pulpit, 2007.
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 - Stacy, R. Wayne,
"Glimpses of Glory: Luke 9:28-36," Review and Expositor,
2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Taylor, Barbara Brown,
"Dazzling Darkness," The Christian Century, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willimon, William H.,
"Come on Down," The Christian Century, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Arseniev, Nicholas S.,
"Resurrection and Transfiguration," St Vladimir's Seminary Quarterly,
1957.
- Sermons:
- "Mountaintops and Intersections," the Rev. Robert Chase, Day 1, 2013.
- "Always Another Climb," the Rev. Dr. Robert Dunham, Day 1, 2010.
- "The Greatness of God," Samuel Zumwalt, Transfiguration, 2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
- "Seeing Things in a New Light," the Rt. Rev. Charles F. Duvall, Day 1, 2007.
- "Connections that Count," the Rev. Dr. Robert Sims, Day 1, 2004.
- "Mountains, Valley and Plains," "Jesus Christ and Superman," "Visions on a Mountaintop," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- "Listening Openly, Visiting Earnestly," the Rev. Francis Miller, Day 1, 2001.
- Father Andrew Greeley, Author, Priest, Sociologist: Background and Homily
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Transfiguration, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
- "Funky Glasses," video, John Stevens, Dollar Store Children's Sermons, 2013.
- "Transfiguration," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "Mountaintop Experiences," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids.
- "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:
- "Capernaum St. 2 - The Transfiguration," Jane and Mark Lewis, Potted Jam.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Luke 9:35, Luke 9:35 #2, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Bulletin Cover/Art, Luke 9:35, John Stuart, Knoxville, TN. (Free use by churches.)
- Clip Art Images: Luke 9:28-36, Luke 9:28-36 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Luke 9:28-36, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Luke 9:28-36 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Clip Art: Jesus' Transfiguration, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Commercial Site: "Transfiguration," visual liturgy, The Work of the People.
- Hymns and Music:
- The Transfiguration, Sufjan Stevens, YouTube.
- O Lord, As You Were On Your Way, original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette to the tune of REPTON 8.6.8.8.6.6
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 9:28, 29, 33. The Cyber Hymnal.
- "Transfigured," Jay C. Treat, The Christian Church in Pennsylvania.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Literature and Literary References:
- "Transfiguration," Louisa May Alcott.
- "After the Transfiguration," Kathy Coffey. Theology Today, 1992.
- Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
- The Text This Week's Resource Lists for Parallel Passages:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke
