The Transfiguration story begins with the phrase “six days after Peter acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah.” This is to drive home the point that Peter never has an inkling about why he’s saying whatever he says. Had Peter understood what it meant for Jesus to be Messiah then he would’ve responded differently at the Transfiguration. He is clueless. He equates Jesus with Elijah and Moses. Peter was looking for a Messiah who would free him from political oppression and human suffering.
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