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The story of the Transfiguration talks of Jesus taking the disciples Peter, James and John up into a high mountain, where they saw his appearance change and he met and talked to two strangers. Somehow, the disciples knew without question that the strangers talking to Jesus were Moses and Elijah. Read literally, the sole reason for this journey was to let the three disciples see Jesus talking to Moses and Elijah. Yet they learnt nothing from the experience and were even instructed to tell no one. In spite of this life-changing event, and its absolute proof that Jesus was the Messiah, Peter went on to deny Jesus.
The clear consensus of scholars is that the historical events ascribed to Moses never occurred and it is therefore most unlikely that Moses ever existed. Similarly, it is quite improbable that Elijah ever existed. It is therefore most unlikely that Jesus could have met the prophets from the Old Testament.
The Transfiguration first appeared in Mark's Gospel and was copied faithfully by the authors of Matthew and Luke. The Transfiguration was essential to the parallel structure* of Mark. Mark originally ended at verse 16:8, with the young man telling the women that Jesus was risen, and they told no one, so the author of Mark had a strong motive for creating this supposed event. With no resurrection appearances in the original Gospel , it is this episode that provided the best evidence that Mark could offer, of divine support for Jesus.
The story of Jesus meeting the prophets from the Old Testament was a literary creation and is most unlikely to have happened.
Footnote:
*A parallel structure is a form of chiastic structure, a circular sequence in which an opening set of events is contrasted with another set of events that mirrors the first. The opening set begins with John explaining the coming of Jesus, followed by the baptism and the voice of God from heaven, and ends with Jesus predicting his death. The contrasting structure begins with the Transfiguration of Jesus and the voice of God from heaven, and ends with the crucifixion, followed by the young man explaining the departure of Jesus, as seen in the following table:
A . John explains the coming of Jesus (Mark 1:1-8)
B .The baptism of Jesus (1:9)
C . The voice of God from heaven, "Thou art my beloved son" (1:11)
D . The forty days in the wilderness as an allusion to Elijah and Moses (1:13)
E . The people were astonished at what Jesus taught (1:22)
F . Jesus casts out an unclean spirit (1:23-26)
G . Pharisees took counsel with the Herodians how they might destroy Jesus (3:6)
H . Demons, whenever they see Jesus, fall down and say that he is the Son of God.
-- Jesus commands that they tell no one of this (3:11-12)
I .. Jesus calls the 12 disciples (3:13-19)
J .. Jesus rejects his own family: he has a new family, his followers (3:31-35)
K . Jesus rebukes the wind (4:36-41)
L . The demoniac, wearing no clothes (5:15), cries out that Jesus not torment him and Jesus sends out the demons (5:1-20)
M . Jesus comes into his own country (6:1)
-- Where he was brought up
N . The people misunderstand Jesus and he can do no mighty work (6:2-6)
O . Jesus sends out the disciples and curses those who will not receive them (6:7-11)
-- in sending the disciples with authority and expecting all to receive them, Jesus is asserting his own authority
P . Herod thinks that Jesus is John the Baptist risen from the dead (6:14)
Q . Herodias and her daughter conspire to kill John the Baptist (6:16-29)
R . Feeding the thousands, and related miracles and discourses (6:33-8:21)
S . Who do people say that I am (8:27)
T . Peter affirms faith in Jesus as the Christ (8:29)
U . Whosoever shall be ashamed of me: of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed (8:38)
V . The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and scribes (8:31a)
W . Be killed and after three days rise again (8:31b)
X . Prophecy of second coming (9:1)- Jesus tells the disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the kingdom of God coming with power.
B' .The Transfiguration of Jesus (9:2-3)
C' .The voice of God from heaven, "This is my beloved son" (9:7)
D' . Jesus talks to Elijah and Moses then to the disciples about Elijah (9:4-13)
E' .A great multitude was amazed at Jesus (9:15)
F' .Jesus cast out a dumb spirit (9:17-27)
G' .They shall kill the Son of man and he shall rise on the third day (9:31)
H' .Jesus clarifies his divine status, saying that he is not God: "Why call me good? There is none good but God" (10:18)
I' . Peter says the disciples have left all and followed Jesus (10:28)
J' . Those who have left their family for Jesus have a new family: all Jesus' followers (10:29-30)
K'. Jesus rebukes the 'sons of thunder', James and John (10:35-45 - cf 3:17)
L' .Blind Bartimaeus cries out for mercy and casts off his clothes, then Jesus heals him (10:46-52)
M' .Jesus comes into Jerusalem (11:1-10)
-- Where he will die
N' .Jesus misunderstands the fig tree that can provide no fruit (11:13-14)
O' .Jesus casts out them that sold and bought in the Temple and curses them for making the Temple a den of thieves (11:15-17)
-- Jesus is asserting his authority
P' .Jesus asks whether the baptism of John is from heaven or of men, and the priests, scribes and elders can not answer (11:30-33)
Q' .Parable of husbandmen who conspire to kill the vineyard owner's son (12:1-9)
X' .Prophecy of second coming (chapter 13)
-- on clouds of glory, within the lifetimes of some of those to whom he was speaking
R' .The Last Supper (14:17-25)
S' .Art thou the Christ, Son of God (14:61)
T' .Peter denies Jesus three times (14:66-72a)
U' .And when he thought thereon, Peter wept (14:72b)
V' .The chief priests, elders and scribes delivered Jesus to Pontius Pilate (15:1)
-- Delivering Jesus is a similar concept to rejecting him.
-- Both parts of the pair involve chief priests, elders and scribes
W' .Jesus dies and on the third day rises again (15:37, 16:6)
A' .The young man explains the departure of Jesus(16:6-8)
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoWhat most do not understand is that the Old Testament reveals the Word or Jesus, while the New Testament reveals the Father via Jesus' ministry. This becomes obvious with the following Scriptures:
John 1:1-41
Corinthians 10:1-4
John 1:18; 5:37; 6:46
Compare Genesis 14:18 to Hebrews 5:9-10 and 7:3
Colossians 1:16-17
Ephesians 3:9
Compare Exodus 3:13-14 to John 8:58-59
The above will point out that no one has seen or heard the Father. All things came into being by the Word who became the Christ. He walked and talked to the Patriarchs and the Prophets. God is a family currently consisting of the Father and the Son or the 'Elohim' of Genesis 1, 'Let Us...'
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Why did Jesus choose Philip Apostles?
because may be 1) reveals by the Father that Jesus is the Messiah, 2) intuitively know that Jesus is the long waited Messiah, 3) Jesus told him he is the Messiah or show him some miracles to him and he instantly believe Jesus is the Messiah 4) he had a dream last night that today he will meet the Messiah 5) Philip believed the testament of John the baptist who said that Jesus is the Messiah, I think he is one of the most faithful disciple of John the baptist. Jesus saw his total faith that Philip believed that he is the Messiah, therefore Jesus choose him.
Is paul a apostle of jesus?
Even though Paul never did meet Jesus, he always claimed and worked for Jesus as his apostle.
Who was Nathaniel in The Bible and what did he do?
Nathaniel was sitting under a fig tree , when Philip called him to meet jesus. But Jesus had noticed him sitting under that fig tree first.
If you meet someone that is not born again and you need to talk to the person about jesus what the bible passage that you will use?
The passage to use would depend on why you would need to talk about Jesus, as the reason is not clear from the question.
Do parallel lines meet at a right angle?
No, parallel lines do not meet at a right angle. In theory, parallel lines never meet. In practice, parallel lines on earth could meet at the North Pole and/or the South Pole. Perpendicular lines meet at a right angle.
How many prophets came in Christian?
Actually the prophets all came in the old testament time, before Christ so none christians. In actual fact the Old Testament prophets were Christians. It was only in Antioch (Acts.11.26) that the name first came into being, before this the Old Testament saints of God followed the Lamb of God (Rev.14.4), being the children of God. Because Jesus Christ had no then come none of the Old Testament saints could be known as Christians, only followers of the Lamb, the Lamb being Jesus Christ. The Job's of the old dispensation followed none other than Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, so were, invisibly Christians, one with us, making up the church of Jesus Christ. After the close of the Old Testament prophets ceased, though through out the centuries you meet up with the J.N.Darby's, the Joseph Smith', the Charles Russell's, the Fox's, that all claimed to be sent of God, with a new message from God, and always declaring that what they bring is that which has been lost since the times of the apostles.
Who was the founder of christainty?
The founder of Christianity was Jesus Christ. A: Paul who wrote the letters and was the author of most of the new testament. Note that Paul wasn't a dissiple nor did he personally meet jesus except through what he claimed through a dream.
Did Paul meet the disciples of Jesus?
Yes, Paul did meet some of the disciples of Jesus. He met with Peter and James, as recorded in the Bible, and received their approval for his mission to preach to the Gentiles.
How did Thaddeus meet Jesus?
Thaddeus or Jude the Apostle was one of the chosen twelve of Jesus. The circumstances of their meeting is not in the New Testament.
When will you meet Jesus?
When you die
Have you seen Jesus?
No, I haven't seen Jesus. I believe that when I die, I will meet him.
Where did Jesus meet enoch?
The bible does not tell us about Jesus and Enoch meeting.
Did Socrates meet Jesus?
Socrates was dead long before Jesus walked the earth.
How could Paul have become an Apostle when he did not meet the criteria of having been with Jesus from the beginning of his ministry until his death and resurrection like Matthias was?
Jesus had twelve disciples/ apostles who were the original men who traveled and was taught by Jesus. These men had a large part in Jesus' ministry and were to carry on his teachings, which they did. Matthias was also a disciple of Jesus during this time and was counted as one of the original apostles when he was confirmed in the Book of Acts. Later we see a few other men in the New Testament who are called apostles, Paul being one of them. They indeed were apostles but were not of the group who were with Jesus in His ministry on earth. Barnabas and James, the Lord's brother were both called apostles.
Where did Jesus meet for the las supper?
Jesus met his twelve disciples for the last supper.
Why did Jesus meet the women of Jerusalem?
Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem merely to console them
What episode of Family Guy did Peter meet Jesus?
It's called "I Dream Of Jesus"
