This essay will focus on one biblical instance of an appearance of God in human form millennia before the time of Jesus and the polemical issues which orbit around it.
Part 1: Considering the Text Part 2: Considering the Polemic Part 3: Considering the Polemic (continued) Part 4: Anthropomorphic Idolatry
Part 5: Face to Face with God
Considering the Text:
Let us consult the Jewish Publication Society 1917 translation of Genesis 18:1-2, 8, 13-14, 17-18, 20-22, 26-27, 33, 19:1 [with added emphasis]: