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In the language of the Bible, all of [["adam" the common noun|humankind]] as [[Created, Formed and Made|made]] ''from the dust'' or from ''earth'' or ''clay'' by God's own hands. Sometimes the image of creating pottery is made explicit: God is the potter, we are the clay. | In the language of the Bible, all of [["adam" the common noun|humankind]] as [[Created, Formed and Made|made]] ''from the dust'' or from ''earth'' or ''clay'' by God's own hands. Sometimes the image of creating pottery is made explicit: God is the potter, we are the clay. | ||
Two potting techniques are specifically referred to: molding by hand, and throwing on a wheel. Examples are Elihu's reference to himself as God's pinch-pot ([[Job 33:6]], q.v. for BASF citation) and | Two potting techniques are specifically referred to: molding by hand, and throwing on a wheel. Examples are Elihu's reference to himself as God's pinch-pot ([[Job 33:6]], q.v. for BASF citation) and [[Jeremiah 18:1-6|Jeremiah 18]], where the potter is using a wheel. | ||
Revision as of 10:10, 13 December 2018
In the language of the Bible, all of humankind as made from the dust or from earth or clay by God's own hands. Sometimes the image of creating pottery is made explicit: God is the potter, we are the clay.
Two potting techniques are specifically referred to: molding by hand, and throwing on a wheel. Examples are Elihu's reference to himself as God's pinch-pot (Job 33:6, q.v. for BASF citation) and Jeremiah 18, where the potter is using a wheel.
