enduring echoes of the liturgy of creation throughout the canon. The first table is just a mere thirty-four verses and yet its general framework as well as its key themes reoccur time and again in the canon.7 This is noticeable in part by the recurring themes of ‘creation and its hosts’ in every major section of canonical material.8 Likewise the recurrence of Sabbath themes across the canon argues for theological reckoning of the first table beyond its immediate context.9 As well, the implicit temple
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