God spoke. That came second. It is not the beginning. It is already the audible fulfillment of the silent beginning. It is already the first miracle. The beginning is: God created.
Franz Rosenzweig, *The Star of Redemption*, translated by William W. Hallo from the 2nd edition of 1930, University of Notre Dame Press, 2014/1985, 112.
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Matters of Interpretation 
