An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the crucifixion.

When such an appearance of Jesus before before His incarnation occurs in the OT, He is often called "the Angel of the LORD" (Exod 3:2,4).

Christophany is from the Greek words [ christos] meaning anointed one, and [ phaninomai], meaning manifestation or appearance. Thus a Christophany is the appearance of Jesus Christ (the anointed), the second person of the Trinity come to earth in another form (an angel, man, etc.). That is to say, Christ appears to man in a form which they can visibly see. For example, Christ's appearance to his disciples after His crucifixion and death, or His appearance in the furnace of fire with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. [ back

a happening where Jesus comes to earth before the New Testament

an appearance of the pre-incarnate Christ

a preincarnate appearance of Jesus Christ

A Christophany is an appearance of the preincarnate Christ in the Old Testament, or after his ascension. (A Christophany is thus a special case of a theophany.) The Bible does not always clearly identify the figure as Christ, for example sometimes using the phrase "the Angel of the LORD".