Such an interesting point about the Spirit of God moving on the face of the waters, I'll be mulling that over for a while. I think the Platonists would enjoy that symbolism connected to the jars, since they're uncomfortable with creation ex nihilo, and the jars of water are kind of like the raw material substance that they believe in. Not that I think you're inclined to such a reading... but it makes me wonder, do you have a line on why Christ has people fill the jars with water before the miracle takes place? Why not have six empty jars suddenly full, I wonder?
Such an interesting point about the Spirit of God moving on the face of the waters, I'll be mulling that over for a while. I think the Platonists would enjoy that symbolism connected to the jars, since they're uncomfortable with creation ex nihilo, and the jars of water are kind of like the raw material substance that they believe in. Not that I think you're inclined to such a reading... but it makes me wonder, do you have a line on why Christ has people fill the jars with water before the miracle takes place? Why not have six empty jars suddenly full, I wonder?
I assure you, I’m no platonist. 😂
I think he’s making the point about how the Jews would wash using the water jars, now you are going to wash in my blood (wine).