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Questions Week 13, Day 3

by David Joynt on July 25, 2017


 

MATTHEW 17:1-8 | 2 PETER 1:16-18

 

 

The Story of the Transfiguration is an historical moment in Jesus’ life that indicates his continuity and connection with the scriptures of the Old Testament. When Moses and Elijah appear to Jesus, James, John, and Peter, this becomes evident. The O.T. is often described as the Torah, or Law, and the prophets. Here on the mountain, prior to his final week, Jesus meets with the greatest law giver, Moses, and the greatest prophet, Elijah. They affirm him in his mission and identity, and he acknowledges their importance.

 

 

If you had 20 minutes with Moses and Elijah what would you ask them?

 

 

FAMILY TIME—

Do you know any stories about Moses or Elijah?

Tell them to one another.

 

Tags: elijah, moses, transfiguration

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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