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This book focuses on God’s appearances in human form rather than the Shekinah, the pillar of cloud or other manifestations of God’s presence. Rather than simply a defense against erroneous views Borland presents a positive theology of theophanies. It is the most comprehensive book of its type, although not every Christophany is investigated all categories are represented. Borland looks at the...

III. THE PURPOSE The thesis of this work is that all Old Testament theophanies that involved the manifestation of God in human form were appearances of the second person of the Trinity, and as such their purpose was not only to provide immediate revelation but also to prepare mankind for the incarnation of Christ. Problems such as the person of the Godhead involved, the form of His manifestation, and God’s purposes in using such a type of revelation are all discussed. It is this writer’s desire to
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