connotations of the term theophany. Perhaps the best way to begin this process of delineation is to formulate a comprehensive working definition of the term Christophany. The term Christophany in this work will denote those unsought, intermittent and temporary, visible and audible manifestations of God the Son in human form, by which God communicated something to certain conscious human beings on earth prior to the birth of Jesus Christ. II. THE CHRISTOPHANY DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER PHENOMENA After
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