' ... a bright cloud overshadowed them,
and a voice from the cloud said,
"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to him."
When the disciples heard this,
they fell on their faces,
and were filled with awe.'
Mt.17.5-6.
The event: Mt.17.1-13,
Mk.9.2-13, Lk.9.28-36.
Context and commentary: 'The Gospel of Jesus Christ':
Vol 1, Ch4
(125).
Franciscans
of the Holy Land.
Basilica of the Transfiguration. Illustration:
High res. - 593x687. 136kb.
This Franciscan church was built in a light coloured limestone in 1924. It is
surrounded by a walled cloister.
ILLUSTRATION: ,Israel - Splendour
of the Holy Land', Sarah Kochav. Steimatzky
Ltd. © White Star Srl, 1995.
(Pages 136-7)
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