The service of the Feast had been connected to a great extent, and according to liturgical history, and liturgical memory, with the consecration of the Basilica of Mount Thabor (the 4th and 5th centuries). It is a call for real maturity, and longing for “theosis”, divinization (theosis) of the human nature by, the uncreated light of God, by the communion with him. Metaneia is total change in mentality, caring, and judging others, besides, it is deep longing towards repentance, supported by real struggle crowned by prayer, and patient continuous fasting.

This is exactly what the church sings and psalmodizes in the Orthros of the Feast “Christ, when you wore the old Adam, you changed the nature that had been darkened, and made it shine out again, divinizing it by changing your image.” Metaneia which is translated into Arabic as “metaneia” is internal illumination and giving up the darkness of the fall, and re-taking instead the light we earlier had when we were created. It is a change in depth, and a sort of re-aiming at the target of our life it is liberation from sins, and moving towards the Lord Jesus Christ. We are always called to start this change in our lives. While the second part “morphe”, means “form”.Ĭhristianity tries to look beyond what is visible, what is beyond the earthly element, towards Heaven. The word is a Greek one, and means “to change form”, the prefix “meta”, “after” or “with”, sometimes even “beyond”. This divine revelation is called “metamorphosis”. He consequently explains that it is divine revelation, because our Lord Jesus Christ gathers in his person the divine nature and the human one, and both are This light was only his divine nature itself. The Orthodox Theology emphasizes the uncreated light that came out of the Lord Jesus Christ on the mountain. And they were coming down the mountain Jesus commanded them, “tell no one the vision, until the son of man is raised from the dead.”(Matthew 17:1-9).

But Jesus came and touched them saying “rise and have no fear.” And when they lifted up their eyes they saw no one but Jesus only. One for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He was still speaking when lo, 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. And behold there appeared to them Moses, Elijah talking with him, and Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it’s well that we are here, if you wish I will make three booths. And he was transfigured before the, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. “And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother and led them u a high mountain apart. The three synoptic evangelists (Mathew, Mark, and Luke)

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