What was the experience high up on Mount Hermon, which we have come to call the Transfiguration of Jesus? When we modern, technologically-oriented westerners read, we expect to receive objective information that will benefit us and answer questions. We become uncomfortable when what we read raises questions or throws us for a loop. All the symbolism of inspiration is packed into this short story. A bright light represented God's holiness and his blessing on those whom he had called. It is said of Jesus that "his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white." It calls to mind how Moses' appearance changed when he came down from his encounter with God on Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments in hand. "Moses did not know that his face shone because he had been talking with …