The Transfiguration as Adam Revived
For today the Lord has truly appeared on the mountain; today the old nature belonging to Adam—once made in the image of God, but dimmed to resemble the shapes of idols—is transformed in shape once again, transfigured to its ancient beauty in God’s image and likeness
Light on the Mountain: Greek Patristic and Byzantine Homilies on the Transfiguration of the Lord
Homily on the Transfiguration
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(2013). Light on the Mountain: Greek Patristic and Byzantine Homilies on the Transfiguration of the Lord (B. E. Daley, Trans.). St Vladimir’s Seminary Press.