Christ Before the Manger: The Life and Times of the Preincarnate Christ

by Ron Rhodes

Book by Rhodes, Ron

Genres: Theology, Religion

Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Ryan Hawkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this years ago at a used book store. I read it in a couple days, and it's not a surprise to me that it isn't in print anymore. The title is "Christ Before the Manger," and he has a few chapters focusing on Christ in the Old Testament (more on that below!), but overall it's just a book about certain aspects about who Christ is. For the most part the theology is solid, but it isn't that deep. One would do much better to read Reeves' *Rejoicing in Christ* or Jones' *Knowing Christ* instead.

But...there was one excellent chapter! And it made the whole book worth it. And that was the chapter on the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament. He basically proves (in my opinion) with three multilayered arguments that the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament was the second person of the Trinity, the Son. It's compelling, fascinating, and I believe extremely biblical. Makes me stand even more in awe of Christ and his plan of salvation!

The chapter about Jesus' divine names was decent too, but it is all worth it for the Angel of the Lord chapter! Besides that, skip.