The Transfiguration of Jesus (Mark 9:2-8): Epiphany or Apotheosis?
The present essay examines the Christology and genre of the transfiguration narrative within the context of Mark's Gospel (Mark 9:2-8). With respect to Christology, I argue that Jesus's transformation was not an epiphany but a preview of his apotheosis or deification. That is, this transfo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2019, Volume: 138, Issue: 2, Pages: 413-432 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Gospels
B Christology B Epiphany B Apotheosis B TRANSFIGURATION of Jesus Christ B Bible. Markusevangelium 9,2-8 |
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| Summary: | The present essay examines the Christology and genre of the transfiguration narrative within the context of Mark's Gospel (Mark 9:2-8). With respect to Christology, I argue that Jesus's transformation was not an epiphany but a preview of his apotheosis or deification. That is, this transformation reveals not a divine nature that Jesus already possessed but the divine nature that he would obtain in the future when he ascended to heaven. With respect to genre, I suggest that the transfiguration narrative is an apocalypse, a revelation of Jesus's future status in the heavenly world after his earthly life. This narrative presents Jesus as a human being who ascends to heaven to become a divine being. Thus, Mark's Jesus is not a god who becomes a man, but a man who becomes a god. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2019.0022 |
