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The Incomprehensible Brooding Wind

The Ancient Tradition

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Avian Imagery in Creation Accounts

This chapter explores the use of bird symbolism in ancient creation accounts, such as in the book of Genesis and the Egyptian pyramid texts, highlighting the parallel between them and the brooding power of the divine. It discusses how birds were associated with spiritual processes and the representation of God's creative power.

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