Matthew Chapters 17-18 Q&A: Bible Study by Atheists

Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists · Jun 23, 2026 · 1h 20m

Matthew 17 crams nearly every piece of Christian branding into one theological clown car. Jesus glows like a freshly polished Transformer, Moses and Elijah materialize for an unexplained mountaintop crossover episode, and God interrupts Peter before he can turn the Transfiguration into a religious camping festival. We unpack Matthew’s extremely subtle message... JESUS IS THE NEW MOSES, DAMMIT, along with the suspiciously convenient three-person witness list, the “Messianic secret,” John the Baptist’s confusing Elijah cosplay, and a demon apparently responsible for epilepsy because ancient…