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Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism

Author	Michael W. Sours
Title of item	Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism
Volume	5:2
Pages	13-56
Parent publication	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Publisher of this ed.	Ottawa, ON: Association for Bahá'í Studies North America
Date of this edition	1992
Language	English
Permission	publisher
Posted	2022-03-31 by Jonah Winters
Classified in	Published Articles
URL	bahai-library.com/sours_immanence_transcendence_symbolism
Abstract	Bahá'u'lláh uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the realm of creation — such as "angel," "fire," and the prophets' claims to be incarnating the "face" or "voice" of God; these convey the transcendence of God.
Notes	Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/438. See also original scan. See also The Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature (Sours, 1991).
Tags	Allegories and metaphors; Angels; Attainment unto the Divine presence; Bahaullah, Station of; Bible; Bride (symbol); Christianity; Clouds; Dawn-Breakers (book); Day of God; Day of Judgment (or Day of Resurrection); Dove (symbol); Dreams and visions; Dualism; Fire; Gabriel (angel); Gender; Genesis (Bible); Glory (general); God (general); God (general); God, Names of; Haft Vadi (Seven Valleys); Holy Spirit; Huruf (letters); Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Islam; Jerusalem; Jesus Christ; Joseph (Prophet); Judaism; Kitab-i-Iqan (Book of Certitude); Laws; Logos; Maid of Heaven; Manifestations of God; Monism; Moses; Mount Sinai; Mythology; New Jerusalem; Obedience; Oneness of mankind; Paradise; Peace; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Revelation; Scholarship; Sophia (wisdom); Sufism; Symbolism; Theology; Theophany; Typology; Unity; Unity of religion; Will of God; Wisdom; Word of God; Words and phrases
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