Editing Transfiguration of Jesus (section)

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[[File:Transfiguration Raphael.jpg|thumb|''[[Transfiguration (Raphael)|The Transfiguration]]'' by [[Raphael]], {{circa|1520}}]]
[[File:Transfiguration of Jesus icon.jpg|thumb|15th-century [[Russian Orthodox]] [[icon]] by [[Theophanes the Greek]]]]
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The '''Transfiguration of Jesus''' is an event described in the [[New Testament]] where [[Jesus in Christianity|Jesus]] is [[Transfiguration (religion)|transfigured]] and becomes radiant in [[Glory (religion)|glory]] upon a mountain.{{sfn|Lee|2004|pp=21–33}}{{sfn|Lockyer|1988|p=213}} The [[Synoptic Gospels]] ({{bibleverse||Matthew|17:1–8|RSV}}, {{bibleverse|Mark|9:2–13|RSV}}, {{bibleverse|Luke|9:28–36|RSV}}) recount the occasion, and the [[Second Epistle of Peter]] also refers to it. 

In the gospel accounts, Jesus and three of his apostles, [[Saint Peter|Peter]], [[James the Great|James]], and [[John the Apostle|John]], go to a mountain (later referred to as 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 [[Law of Moses|the Law]] and [[Prophets of Christianity|the prophets]], respectively. Jesus is then called "[[Son of God|Son]]" by the voice of [[God the Father]], as in the [[Baptism of Jesus]].{{sfn|Lee|2004|pp=21–33}}

Many Christian traditions, including the [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Catholic]], [[Lutheran]] and [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] churches, commemorate the event in the [[Feast of the Transfiguration]], a major [[Christian festival|festival]]. In the original [[Koine Greek]], the word {{lang|grc|μετεμορφώθη}} (''metemorphōthē''), "he was transformed" is used to describe the event in Luke and Mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biblehub.com/mark/9-2.htm|title=Mark 9:2 - The Transfiguration|website=Bible Hub}}</ref> In [[Greek Orthodoxy]], the event is called the ''metamorphosis''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Endsjø |first=D. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Greek_Resurrection_Beliefs_and_the_Succe/PXnHAAAAQBAJ?hl= |title=Greek Resurrection Beliefs and the Success of Christianity |publisher=Springer |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-230-62256-2 |pages=165 |language=en}}</ref>