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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...

A. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD IN A CHRISTOPHANY WAS DEITY 1. His title, “angel,” stood for His office, not His nature. The one who appeared as God in the Christophanies is frequently referred to as “the angel of the LORD.” The question that arises is, If this “angel” were actually God, then why was He called an angel? James R. Battenfield notes, “The root idea of מַלְאָךְ [malʾāk], then, is one sent, a messenger, or an envoy. Only in the context does the term take on specificity.”2 J. Barton Payne gives
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