Listen "Episode 022: The Transfiguration and the Tabernacle (Mass Readings for Mar. 8, 2020)"
Episode Synopsis
Bibliography/ResourcesThe Gospel of Matthew (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture Series)The Ignatius Catholic Study BibleJesus of Nazareth (Volume I) by Pope Benedict XVIA Rabbi Talks With Jesus by Jacob NeusnerThe Temple: Its Ministry and Services by Alfred EderscheimMass Readings Explained by Brant PitreReferencesExodus 24 - Moses climbs Mt. Sinai with Aaron, Nadab, and AbihuExodus 34:29ff - Moses' face is said to shine after conversing with GodMatthew 3:17 - At the Baptism by John, God the Father speaks almost the exact words that he does at the TransfigurationJude 1:9 - "But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, disputed about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you.'"Deuteronomy 34:5-6 - "So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD, and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no man knows the place of his burial to this day."2 Kings 2:11 - "And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven."John 2:18-21 - "The Jews then said to him, “What sign have you to show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he spoke of the temple of his body."
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