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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Christianity Today - Christ’s Transfiguration Is a Sneak Preview of Our Future. Dec 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Transfiguration. Sep 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Westminster Abbey - The Mystery of the Transfiguration: Seven Meditations. Jun 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Jan 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Art UK - What was the Transfiguration of Jesus and how has it been portrayed in art? Nov 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Christianity Today - Christ’s Transfiguration Is a Sneak Preview of Our Future. Sep 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ: What Does it Mean For Us Right Now? Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Eternal Word Television Network - Transfiguration. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Transfiguration. Mar 22, 2023
New article added. Jul 12, 2022
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