Greek Key Terms:
Context: "After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them... And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him... a voice from the cloud said, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.'"
OT-to-OT Development:
Connections:
Christological Connection: The Transfiguration is the climax of Moses typology. The parallels to Exodus 24 are unmistakable: high mountain, six days, cloud of glory, divine voice. But the escalation is dramatic: Moses's face shone with reflected glory after being with God; Jesus's face shines with inherent divine glory—He IS God. Moses and Elijah appear as witnesses representing the Law and the Prophets, both testifying to Christ. Peter's suggestion to build three tents (placing Jesus alongside Moses and Elijah) is rebuked by the divine voice: "This is my beloved Son... listen to HIM." The command echoes Deuteronomy 18:15 ("to him you shall listen"), confirming Jesus as the Prophet like Moses. But He is greater than Moses—Moses received the law, Christ transcends it; Moses's glory faded, Christ's is eternal; Moses served as witness, Christ is the Subject witnessed to. Luke uniquely records they spoke of Jesus's "exodus" (ἔξοδος) He would accomplish at Jerusalem (Luke 9:31)—His death and resurrection as the true deliverance that Moses's exodus prefigured.
Connection Method(s): Typology (Providential, Backward-Looking), Contrast — The Transfiguration reveals Christ possessing inherent divine glory surpassing Moses' reflected glory, with the divine voice echoing Deuteronomy 18:15 to identify Jesus as the Prophet like Moses whom Law and Prophets witness to.
Trajectory: Moses
Trajectory Table: 104 - Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)