Although in what follows the aspects of ‘appearance’ and of ‘subject’ will be treated in succession, their intimate connection must not be lost from sight. Because precisely this particular subject is involved, Scripture speaks of its appearance in this particular (broken) way. Appearance must always be spoken of in a broken way, especially when what appears is a free subject. It does indeed present itself by appearing, but it does not thereby abandon its freedom to be able to appear also in some