Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Transfiguration of Christ, Feast of the Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine glory recorded by St. Matthew (Chapter 17). Origin. The Armenian bishop Gregory Arsharuni (about 690) ascribes the origin of this feast to St. Gregory the Illuminator (d. 337?), who, he says, substituted it for a pagan feast of … Continue reading “Transfiguration of Christ, Feast of the”

Transfiguration Of Christ This event relates to a very remarkable occurrence in the history of our Lord’s life, which is recorded by three of the evangelists, Matthew 17; Mark 9; Luke 9. The substance of what we learn from their accounts is, that upon a certain occasion Jesus took Peter, James, and John, into a … Continue reading “Transfiguration Of Christ”

Transfiguration, Mount of trans-fig-u-rashun (referred to as the holy mount in 2Pe 1:18): Records of the Transfiguration are found in Mat 17:1 ff; Mar 9:2 ff; Luk 9:28 ff. From these narratives we gather that Jesus went with His disciples from Bethsaida to the neighborhood of Caesarea Philippi, where Peter’s memorable confession was made. Some … Continue reading “Transfiguration, Mount of”

Transfiguration (or Jesus) day was kept in the Western Church in the time of St. Leo, and in the Greek Church about A.D. 700. By a bull of Calixtus III, 1456 (or 1457), it was ordered to be generally observed, in memory of the victory of Hunniades and the Hungarian army over Mohammed and the … Continue reading “Transfiguration (or Jesus) day”

TRANSFIGURATION Mat 17:1-9 2Pe 1:16-18 . This remarkable event in the life of Christ probably took place on Hermon or some other mountain not far from Caesarea Philippi; the tradition which assigns it to Tabor not being sustained. See TABOR.The whole form and raiment of the Savior appeared in supernatural glory. The Law and the … Continue reading “Transfiguration”

Transfer * For TRANSFER (in a figure) see FASHION, C, No. 1, and FIGURE, Note (2). Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Transept A rectangular space inserted between the apse and nave in the early Christian basilica. It sprang from the need of procuring sufficient space for the increased number of clergy and for the proper celebration of the service. The length of the rectangle either equals the entire breadth of the nave, as in Santa Maria … Continue reading “Transept”

Transelementation (trans and elementum), a term used to signify the change of the elements in one body into those of another. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Transcendentals (Scholastic) The transcendentalia are notions which apply to any being whatsoever. They are Being, Thing, Something, One, True, Good. While thing (res) and being (ens) are synonymous, the other four name properties of being which, however, are only virtually distinct from the concept to which they apply. — R.A. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Transcendentalism The terms transcendent and transcendental are used in various senses, all of which, as a rule, have antithetical reference in some way to experience or the empirical order. (1) For the Scholastics, the categories are the highest classes of “things that are and are spoken of”. The transcendentals are notions, such as unity, truth, … Continue reading “Transcendentalism”