Counting and Contemplating Blessings and Archetypes on Matthew's Mountains

Counting and Contemplating Blessings and Archetypes On Matthew's Mountains, Using the Rule of Nines starts with a creative presentation of the Transfiguration, portraying it as Jesus' dramatic answer to Moses; request 1500 years earlier on Mount Sinai, "Please let me see your glory!" Witnessed by Peter, James, and John, the Transfiguration is the perfect example of a theme subtly woven throughout Matthew's Gospel, namely that each of the nine times Jesus said "Blessed are" at the start of the Se