Transfiguration of Jesus
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The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels recount the occasion, and the Sec
The Transfiguration by Raphael, c. 1520
15th-century Russian Orthodox icon by Theophanes the Greek
Georgian manuscript of Transfiguration in the Gospel of Mark, 1300
Mosaic of the Transfiguration, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
Elijah
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Elijah was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible.
Transfiguration of Jesus
…the Mount of Transfiguration) to pray. On the mountaintop, Jesus begins to shine with bright rays of light. Then the Old Testament figures Moses and Elijah appear, and he speaks with them. Both figures had eschatological roles: they symbolize the Law and the prophets, respectively. Jesus is then called…
Elijah Fed by the Raven by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, c. 1510
Elijah in the wilderness, by Washington Allston
Elijah reviving the Son of the Widow of Zarephath by Louis Hersent
Elijah's offering is consumed by fire from heaven in a stained glass window at St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston, South Carolina.