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... fallen earthly perception to which he is accustomed . From the beginning , he is unusually responsive to his sur- roundings . His description of earthly paradise ( sections II - IV ) is highly crafted and deeply appreciative . The ...
... fallen earthly perception to which he is accustomed . From the beginning , he is unusually responsive to his sur- roundings . His description of earthly paradise ( sections II - IV ) is highly crafted and deeply appreciative . The ...
Page 85
... fallen world of flesh : its internal and external landscapes are created by the limits and conditions of each character's perception . Neither Christ nor Satan ever really sees space in the other's terms , though the same spaces lie ...
... fallen world of flesh : its internal and external landscapes are created by the limits and conditions of each character's perception . Neither Christ nor Satan ever really sees space in the other's terms , though the same spaces lie ...
Page 93
... fallen flesh because it is himself and what he feeds upon . The serpent is self- devouring : he reveals a satanic image of nature as an open - mouthed leviathan , a fallen world that plots to devour its own Son . But Christ need not ...
... fallen flesh because it is himself and what he feeds upon . The serpent is self- devouring : he reveals a satanic image of nature as an open - mouthed leviathan , a fallen world that plots to devour its own Son . But Christ need not ...
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the circle as figural space | 25 |
a fourfold | 129 |
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