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In Eastern Orthodox Christian theology, the Tabor Light (Ancient Greek: Φῶς τοῦ Θαβώρ "Light of Tabor", or Ἄκτιστον Φῶς "Uncreated Light", Θεῖον Φῶς "Divine Light"; Russian: Фаворский свет "Taboric Light"; Georgian: თაბორის ნათება) is the light revealed on Mount Tabor at the Transfiguration of Jesus, identified with the ...
The Tabor Light refers to the light revealed on Mount Tabor at the Transfiguration of Jesus, identified with the light seen by Paul at his conversion. Palamas taught that the "glory of God" revealed in various episodes of Jewish and Christian Scripture (e.g., the burning bush seen by Moses , the Light on Mount Tabor at the Transfiguration ) was ...
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In contrast to Palamas' teaching that the "glory of God" revealed in various episodes of Jewish and Christian Scripture (e.g., the burning bush seen by Moses, the Light on Mount Tabor at the Transfiguration) was in fact the uncreated Energies of God (i.e., the grace of God), Barlaam held that they were created effects, because no part of God ...
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It was maintained by the hesychasts to be of divine origin and to be identical to the light which had been manifested to Jesus' disciples on Mount Tabor at the Transfiguration. [17] Barlaam viewed this doctrine of "uncreated light" to be polytheistic because as it postulated two eternal substances, a visible and an invisible God.
Mt. Tabor, 19th century. The Hebrew name of the mountain, תבור tabor, has long been connected with the name for "navel", טבור ṭabbur, but this is probably due to popular etymology. [2] In the Greek Septuagint's translation of the Book of Jeremiah, [3] the name Itabyrium (Ἰταβύριον, Itabýrion) was used for Mount Tabor.
The fortress at Mount Tabor consisted of 77 towers and had a garrison of 2,000 men, led by Badr al-Din Muhammad Al-Hakkari. It was regarded by Muslims as unconquerable, and only the help of a local convert boy who knew a hidden path to the fort encouraged the Crusaders to attack it.