For a Jew of Jesus’ time, Moses and Elijah would symbolize the Law and the Prophets, the two major divisions of the Scriptures. Jesus’ conversation with them during the Transfiguration symbolizes something that is emphasized throughout the New Testament, namely, that Jesus fulfills, brings to completion, both the Law and the prophets. He fulfills the promise implicit in the Old Testament.
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