Could u pls tell me what a theophony is?
2007-09-07 06:12:18 · 23 answers · asked by Apologist 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
theophany
From the Greek, theo (God), and phainein (to show forth), theophany means an appearance of God to man, or a divine manifestation.
2007-09-07 11:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A theophany is an appearance of God to man. A good example is when God appeared with two angels and spoke with Abraham and Sarah. This is when he told them that Sarah would conceive. Genesis 17 and 18.
Several theophanies are detailed at the site linked below.
2007-09-07 13:24:24 · answer #2 · answered by cmw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. A theophany is a manifestation of God. When he appears to Abram in Genesis 12, he appears in this sense in order to make a covenant with him. Abram lived in Ur, which is in Babylon, so he was living in a polytheist society. He needed a theophany in order to follow the one true God. As time passes, God no longer spoke directly to his people in such a way, he used prophets instead.
2007-09-07 13:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by bbmm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the Greek, theo (God), and phainein (to show forth),[1] theophany means an appearance of a God to man, or a divine disclosure.
aaron has a very good answer.
2007-09-07 18:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: the·oph·a·ny
Pronunciation: \thÄ-Ëä-fÉ-nÄ\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural the·oph·a·nies
Etymology: Medieval Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from Greek the- + -phaneia (as in epiphaneia appearance) — more at epiphany
Date: circa 1633
: a visible manifestation of a deity
— theo·phan·ic \ËthÄ-É-Ëfa-nik\ adjective
from www.m-w.com.
YOUR POINT?
2007-09-07 13:17:53 · answer #5 · answered by pbb1001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of it but this is what I found. The Feast of the Holy Theophany (Epiphany) of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on January 6. The Feast commemorates the Baptism of Christ and the divine revelation of the Holy Trinity. At the Baptism of Christ, all three Persons of the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—were made manifest. Thus, the name of the Feast is Epiphany, meaning manifestation, or Theophany, meaning manifestation of God.
eard of it but here is what I found.
2007-09-07 13:16:55 · answer #6 · answered by stormyblythe 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
theophaneia means the appearance of the Holy Trinity
Mt. 3:16-17
2007-09-07 13:26:15 · answer #7 · answered by Mosa A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive that it is theo = God, phon = sound. Theophony = "The Sound of God." Used in reference to Exodus:
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But Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stationed themselves at the foot of the mountain.
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Mount Sinai was all wrapped in smoke, for the LORD came down upon it in fire. The smoke rose from it as though from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.
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The trumpet blast grew louder and louder, while Moses was speaking and God answering him with thunder. "
2007-09-07 13:20:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. No problem.
Theophony is "no such word".
Easy enough.
Uh, what? Excuse me for a moment. My cat tells me that you MIGHT be trying to spell THEOPHANY. *IF* that's the case, then THAT WORD (theophany) means "a visible manifestation of a deity" (according to Webster).
Gotta run feed the kitty.
2007-09-07 13:18:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
THEOPHANY is an experience of a manifestation of the deity before a person.
2007-09-07 13:19:47 · answer #10 · answered by Goethe's Ghostwriter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋