A diptych reading of Christ's transfiguration: trans and intersex aesthetics reveal baptismal identity

The synoptic Gospels describe Jesus Christ's transfiguration not as a mode of ontological change, but rather as a means of revelation - that he is the second person of the Trinity. Through a diptych reading of Christ's transfiguration and crucifixion, I argue that those who experience hate...

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Published in:Theology & sexuality
Main Author: Wolff, Michelle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2019]
In: Theology & sexuality
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Transfiguration of Chirst / Transgender / Intersexuality / Revelation / Rejection of
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
NBB Doctrine of Revelation
NBE Anthropology
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Intersex
B Baptism
B Transfiguration
B Biblical Theology
B Transgender
B Aesthetics
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Summary:The synoptic Gospels describe Jesus Christ's transfiguration not as a mode of ontological change, but rather as a means of revelation - that he is the second person of the Trinity. Through a diptych reading of Christ's transfiguration and crucifixion, I argue that those who experience hate crimes share in Christ's misrecognition in the midst of revealing truth, which can result in violence and death. Additionally, I offer a constructive, biblical theology of trans and intersex aesthetics that runs counter to neoliberal identity politics by illuminating how the bodily presentation of trans and intersex persons of faith reveal a baptismal truth - that through Christ humanity is adopted as co-heirs with him.
ISSN:1745-5170
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2019.1636173