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God is perfectly capable of naming every animal and giving Adam a dictionary—but he does not. He makes room for Adam’s creativity—not just waiting for Adam to give a pre-existing right answer to a quiz, but genuinely allowing Adam to be the one who speaks something out of nothing, a name where there had been none, and allowing that name to have its own being.
—Culture Making, p.109
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Moses writing in Eden
Moses writing in Eden
"Moses Writing in Eden," from the Leo Bible (the earliest surviving illustrated Byzantine Bible), c.940
I couldn't track down the exact reasoning why Moses would be writing in Eden, rather then just about it. I think it might best be viewed as a depiction of an inspired artist inhabiting his work. Perhaps Moses is writing the section of Genesis about Adam naming the animals ... making for a double-inhabitation. (Thanks to my art-history-savvy friend Ben for the suggestion.)
Nate: 