Why Should the Disciples Not Tell about the Transfiguration? Study of Mk 9:9 in the Context

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  • Artur Malina Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice

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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2014.020

Keywords

Gospel of Mark, narrative analysis, transfiguration of Jesus, Mark 9, 9

Abstract

Jesus ordered the three disciples to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead, when they came down from the mountain of the transfiguration (Mk 9:9). The reason of this command to silence and the meaning of this time limit cannot be understood without its immediate context: the whole account of the transfiguration from Jesus’ ascent of the mountain with the tree disciples to their descent from it. This story shows the need of the disciples to heed constantly Jesus’ words and to remain free from influence of other teachers.

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2015-02-27

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MALINA, Artur. Why Should the Disciples Not Tell about the Transfiguration? Study of Mk 9:9 in the Context. Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia. Online. 27 February 2015. Vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 19-32. [Accessed 3 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/BPTh.2014.020.

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2014): Ewangelia według św. Marka

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