George Balderston Kidd
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Rev. George Balderston Kidd (Cottingham
, near Hull, 28 July 1794–1852) was a Dissenting
Minister and theological writer.
He was the eldest son of the Rev. Anthony Kidd, Nonconformist
minister. Kidd is mainly remembered for his posthumous book Christophaneia: The Doctrine of the Manifestations of the Son of God under the Economy of the Old Testament (ed. OT Dobbin; London: Ward, 1852). This was used in argument with Unitarian
s in the 19th Century to claim the pre-existence of Christ
and the appearance of Christ as the Angel of the Lord
and Ancient of Days
in the Hebrew Bible. The book was also listed as Christophany: the Result of original Investigations into the Manifestations of the Son of God, under the Old Testament Dispensation. It was one of the first texts to use the term "Christophany
" to apply to claimed appearances of Christ as angels in the Hebrew Bible, rather than in the New Testament sense such as the Damascus Christophany.
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Cottingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies just to the north-west of the city of Kingston upon Hull...
, near Hull, 28 July 1794–1852) was a Dissenting
English Dissenters
English Dissenters were Christians who separated from the Church of England in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.They originally agitated for a wide reaching Protestant Reformation of the Established Church, and triumphed briefly under Oliver Cromwell....
Minister and theological writer.
He was the eldest son of the Rev. Anthony Kidd, Nonconformist
Nonconformism
Nonconformity is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.- Origins and use:...
minister. Kidd is mainly remembered for his posthumous book Christophaneia: The Doctrine of the Manifestations of the Son of God under the Economy of the Old Testament (ed. OT Dobbin; London: Ward, 1852). This was used in argument with Unitarian
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
s in the 19th Century to claim the pre-existence of Christ
Pre-existence of Christ
The pre-existence of Christ refers to the doctrine of the ontological or personal existence of Christ before his conception. One of the relevant Bible passages is where, in the Trinitarian view, Christ is identified with a pre-existent divine hypostasis called the Logos or Word...
and the appearance of Christ as the Angel of the Lord
Angel of the Lord
The Angel of the Lord is one of many terms in the Hebrew Bible used for an angel. The Biblical name for angel, מלאך mal'ach, which translates simply as "messenger," obtained the further signification of "angel" only through the addition of God's name, as The Angel of the Lord (or the Angel of...
and Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a name for God in Aramaic: Atik Yomin; in the Greek Septuagint: Palaios Hemeron; and in the Vulgate: Antiquus Dierum....
in the Hebrew Bible. The book was also listed as Christophany: the Result of original Investigations into the Manifestations of the Son of God, under the Old Testament Dispensation. It was one of the first texts to use the term "Christophany
Christophany
A Christophany is an appearance, or non-physical manifestation, of Christ.Traditionally the term refers to visions of Christ after his ascension such as the bright light of the Damascus Christophany....
" to apply to claimed appearances of Christ as angels in the Hebrew Bible, rather than in the New Testament sense such as the Damascus Christophany.