Emphasis Preaching Journal
Transfiguration transition
Commentary
While the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) seem at first glance to have little obvious literary structure, all three actually espouse a similar macro form that if pictured would look something like a huge suspension bridge, perhaps like the mighty Mackinac that spans the narrows between Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron. If you have driven it, or have seen pictures of it, you know that three long travel segments are separated by two unmistakable uprights. In such a way, in the synoptics, one might think that the three travel segments are:
