Why Does the Transfiguration Matter?

08/12/20 • 31 min

Unlike Christmas or Easter, the Feast of the Transfiguration isn’t usually marked by any special celebration. But there are key elements of the Transfiguration that merit closer attention, especially some of Jesus’ more mysterious sayings which we find in all three synoptic Gospels. On this episode of The Road to Emmaus, Scott Hahn unpacks the meaning behind the Transfiguration.

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Why are Moses and Elijah featured during Jesus’ Transfiguration? Learn how the Old Testament is fulfilled in the New in Genesis to Jesus.

One theologian who played a large role in Scott Hahn’s understanding of Scripture was Matthias Scheeben. Learn more about what we’re doing to bring him to a new generation.

Jesus calls us to be perfect, even as the Father is perfect, even as He reveals Himself to be perfect. In this free article, Ralph Martin encourages us in the call to holiness.

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