Dr. Couch, I am having trouble reconciling the transfiguration in the
Gospels. Matthew and Mark both state that “after six days” while Luke
simply says “about eight days after …” What do you say?
ANSWER: I think in your email you got the answer. Luke is including the day that
Jesus predicted His death, and Luke also would be including the actual
day of the transfiguration. This is good thinking! But note too that
Luke said “about eight days …” He could be rounding off the number and
not be writing specifically! The word “about” is the key! Look carefully
at Mark 9:1. It is clear that what Christ said in this verse starts the
counting. Mark 9:2 says “And six days later …”
I have never found the Word of God truly
contradictory though there can be occasions when we do not know all the
details of what is happening.
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
