which we may liken to foliage that furnishes both protection to the fruit and an aspect not devoid of beauty. Now it is said that even Moses,1 that illustrious man whose name for wisdom is greatest among all mankind, first trained his mind in the learning of the Egyptians, and then proceeded to the contemplation of Him who is.2 And like him, although in later times, they say that the wise Daniel3 at Babylon first learned the wisdom of the Chaldaeans and then applied himself to the divine teachings.