Explaining the Experience of God: The Purpose of Christian Theology

Did God have a beard when He appeared to Abraham (Gen.18:2)?

Was God dressed in a satin robe when he confronted Moses and the elders of Israel (Ex. 24:9-11)? Did Isaiah see a crown on top of the head of God when he saw "the Lord, high and lifted up" (Isaiah 6:1)? Why did God not appear as a woman to these men, or as a little child? Why did Paul or Peter not experience God in the same way as Moses?

Finding the answers to these questions is part of the complex problem associated with explai...