Consequently, ‘christophanies’ are now named in a veritable swathe of twenty-first-century writings. The term is found in academic dictionaries, commentaries and journal articles on biblical books as diverse as Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, John and Hebrews. Although it’s still sometimes used of New Testament, post-resurrection appearances, it is now substantially applied to Old Testament theophanies and in the narrow, exclusive sense. It’s found especially in popular and conservative presentations and
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