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Mt Tabor Basilica of the Transfiguration

Mt Tabor Basilica of the Transfiguration. Mark 9:2-10.

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Mt Tabor Basilica of the Transfiguration

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  1. Mt Tabor Basilica of the Transfiguration

  2. Mark 9:2-10 • Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. 5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 6 He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!" 8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them anymore, but only Jesus. 9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean.

  3. Bible Study • What is the significance of Moses and Elijah joining Jesus on the Mountain? • Read Deuteronomy 34:1-8 about death of Moses • Who witnessed the death of Moses? • Read 2 Kings 2:1-13 about death of Elijah • What is the significance of the whirlwind

  4. Bible study continued… • What is the significance of the mountain for the transfiguration story? • Why did Peter want to make dwellings/Tabernacles? • Read Lev 23:42-43 about the Feast of Tabernacles • How would you have responded if you were Peter James or John? • Tell about your own mountain top experiences of faith • Where else in Mark’s gospel speak? How is it similar or different to what the voice says here.

  5. In the 4th century the first Basilica of the Transfiguration was erected at the summit and 500 years later it hosted four churches. Eventually these churches were destroyed. The present Basilica was erected in 1924. This mosaic in main sanctuary shows Christ transfigured, with Moses holding the tablets of the Law on the left and Elijah on the right

  6. Greek Orthodox Chapel dedicated to prophet Elijah

  7. Elijah Tabernacle

  8. Moses Tabernacle

  9. Double Rainbow as we were leaving the church

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