{
  "article": "<section class=\"plain-english-door\" aria-label=\"Introduction\">\n  <p class=\"plain-english-door__kicker\">Direct identity evidence</p>\n  <h3>The Transfiguration gives a Synoptic sonship and glory pressure point.</h3>\n  <p class=\"plain-english-door__lead\">The Transfiguration scene places Jesus in glory with Moses and Elijah while the heavenly voice identifies him as the beloved Son. It is not a standalone proof of later doctrine, and it carries vision/theophany and narrative-shaping caveats. But it is a distinct Synoptic identity datum that should not be ignored.</p>\n</section>\n\n<div class=\"detail-section-heading\">Observation</div>\n<div class=\"detail-article-block\">\n<p><strong>The Transfiguration joins glory, sonship, revelation, and prophetic continuity.</strong> The scene does not merely say Jesus is a good teacher. It portrays Jesus as the beloved Son to whom the disciples must listen, in a theophany-like setting that evokes Sinai, glory, Moses, Elijah, and eschatological disclosure.</p>\n<p>This row is capped with Synoptic divine-prerogative and early high-Christology evidence. It adds a distinct sonship/glory scene, not a new independent Christology anchor.</p>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"detail-section-heading\">What It Shows</div>\n<div class=\"detail-article-block\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Synoptic tradition can frame Jesus through divine voice, glory, and beloved-Son language.</li>\n<li>The scene locates Jesus in continuity with Moses and Elijah while also setting him apart.</li>\n<li>The datum modestly pressures merely-teacher or merely-prophet reductions.</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"detail-section-heading\">What It Does Not Show</div>\n<div class=\"detail-article-block\">\n<ul>\n<li>It does not prove the Resurrection event.</li>\n<li>It does not settle the historical-critical status of the scene.</li>\n<li>It does not replace Daniel 7, trial/blasphemy, 1 Corinthians 8, or Johannine Logos rows.</li>\n<li>It does not by itself prove Nicene ontology.</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"detail-section-heading\">Bayesian Meaning</div>\n<div class=\"detail-article-block\">\n<p>The active weight is modest and dependency-capped: <strong>H-CHRIST-IDENTITY: +0.030 log10BF</strong>. It is direct Christ-identity support through sonship/glory/theophany language, not direct Resurrection or Logos evidence.</p>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"detail-section-heading\">Caveats</div>\n<div class=\"detail-article-block\">\n<ul>\n<li>Vision, theophany, and narrative symbolism must be handled carefully.</li>\n<li>Beloved-Son language can carry royal, prophetic, messianic, and divine-identity readings.</li>\n<li>The row should remain capped with Synoptic authority and high-Christology rows.</li>\n</ul>\n</div>",
  "axioms": [
    "A6",
    "A7"
  ],
  "bayes_factors": {
    "H-CHRIST-IDENTITY": {
      "log10BF": 0.03,
      "bf_min": 0,
      "bf_max": 0.05,
      "rationale": "The Transfiguration's glory, divine voice, and beloved-Son framing modestly support Christ-identity pressure while remaining capped for vision, theophany, narrative, and sonship-category caveats."
    }
  },
  "bf_status": "ready",
  "category": "Early Christology",
  "citations": [
    "Mark 9:2-8.",
    "Matthew 17:1-8.",
    "Luke 9:28-36.",
    "Exodus 24:15-18.",
    "Deuteronomy 18:15.",
    "Psalm 2:7.",
    "N. T. Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God (Fortress, 1996).",
    "Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel (Eerdmans, 2008).",
    "Joel Marcus, Mark 8-16: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Yale University Press, 2009)."
  ],
  "counts_in_cache": true,
  "evidence_id": "E-SCR-TRANSFIGURATION-DIVINE-SONSHIP",
  "visual_asset": {
    "src": "assets/evidence-viewer/evidence-images/the_transfiguration_glory_divine_sonship.png",
    "title": "Transfiguration, glory, and divine sonship visual overview",
    "alt": "AI-generated conceptual visualization for Transfiguration, glory, and divine sonship. Illustrative only, not experimental data.",
    "caption": "AI-generated conceptual / comparative visualization ? illustrative only, not experimental data. Presented inside a Christian evidence map.",
    "width": 1448,
    "height": 1086
  },
  "hypothesis_ref": [
    "H-CHRIST-IDENTITY"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-05-28T00:00:00Z",
  "major_category": "Scripture / Text",
  "metadata": {
    "canonical_anchor": "E-HIST-SON-MAN-JUDGMENT",
    "cap_eligible": true,
    "cap_exempt_reason": null,
    "cap_family": "christ_identity_early_high_christology",
    "cap_notes": "Capped sibling support inside Synoptic divine-prerogatives and early high-Christology. Do not stack freely with Son of Man, trial/blasphemy, forgiveness, Sabbath/Torah, Temple, or worship rows.",
    "cap_profile": "moderate_semi_independent",
    "category": "Early Christology",
    "counts_as_direct_christ_identity": true,
    "counts_as_direct_logos_synthesis": false,
    "counts_as_direct_resurrection": false,
    "dependency_cluster": "synoptic_divine_prerogatives",
    "dependency_cluster_id": "synoptic_divine_prerogatives",
    "dependency_cluster_label": "Synoptic divine prerogatives",
    "dependency_cluster_role": "sibling_support",
    "dependency_role": "sibling_support",
    "dependency_weight_class": "semi_independent",
    "directness": "supporting",
    "evidence_function": "direct_identity",
    "governance_reviewed": "2026-05-28",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-28",
    "major_category": "Scripture / Text",
    "rev": 1,
    "scoring_note": "Small Christ-identity support only; no direct Resurrection or Logos BF.",
    "source_note": "Primary texts are Mark 9:2-8, Matthew 17:1-8, and Luke 9:28-36. Keep vision/theophany, royal sonship, Moses/Elijah, Sinai, and narrative-shaping caveats visible.",
    "source_status": "source_review_pending",
    "sub_category": "Synoptic Christology"
  },
  "positive_apologetic": {
    "label": "Apologetic leverage",
    "title": "The beloved Son is set apart in glory.",
    "key_point": "The Transfiguration is not mere moral-teacher memory; it presents Jesus in a glory and revelation scene where the heavenly voice identifies him as the beloved Son.",
    "conversation_move": "Do not overclaim the scene in isolation. Read it beside Son of Man judgment, trial/blasphemy, forgiveness, Sabbath authority, and early worship.",
    "caveat": "Vision and theophany genre matter. This is modest capped support."
  },
  "scripture_passage": {
    "prophecy": {
      "label": "Scriptural glory, prophet, and sonship background",
      "reference": "Exodus 24:15-18; Deuteronomy 18:15; Psalm 2:7"
    },
    "fulfillment": {
      "label": "Transfiguration witness",
      "reference": "Mark 9:2-8; Matthew 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36"
    }
  },
  "source_note": "Use the Synoptic Transfiguration passages with theophany and sonship controls.",
  "status": "active",
  "sub_category": "Synoptic Christology",
  "summary": "Datum: the Transfiguration scene presents Jesus in glory with divine voice and beloved-Son identification.",
  "tags": [
    "Christology",
    "Transfiguration",
    "Synoptics",
    "Scored"
  ],
  "tilt": "positive",
  "title": "Transfiguration, glory, and divine sonship",
  "type": "atomic"
}