| Transfiguration Contributor(s): Lee, Dorothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826475957 ISBN-13: 9780826475954 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Dorothy Lee argues passionately for restoring the study of The Transfiguration to the centre of the theological stage, and she succeeds triumphantly. Whereas a theology of transfiguration has long been an essential part of the Eastern theological tradition, it has often seemed strange to our Western rational minds. Lee construes the Transfiguration as an epiphany of Jesus' true nature and an apocalyptic vision of God's radical, transforming future for all of creation. "Transfiguration is a small masterpiece and a model of clarity and lucid exposition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theology - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology |
| Dewey: 232.956 |
| LCCN: 2005275537 |
| Series: New Century Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.34" W x 8.52" (0.48 lbs) 170 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dorothy Lee argues passionately for restoring the study of The Transfiguration to the centre of the theological stage, and she succeeds triumphantly. Whereas a theology of transfiguration has long been an essential part of the Eastern theologoical tradition, it has often seemed strange to our Western rational minds. The book argues that the transfiguration functions as an epiphany revealing Jesus' true identity and also an apocalyptic vision, depicting God's transforming future. A chapter is devoted to each of the four New Testament narratives of the transfiguration, setting the story within the wider literary and theological framework of the text. Traces of the transfiguration are examined in other parts of the New Testament, particularly in The Gospel of John, where the symbolism is close to that of the transfiguration. Finally, the author draws out the symbolism and theological implications of the transfiguration for an understanding of Christ, God's radical future and the transformation of all creation, drawing on the icons of Eastern Christianity and Western theologies of beauty. This book is a small masterpiece and a model of clarity and lucid exposition. |
