be shed.’ We should not be surprised, following the biblical statements about common origin, that all human groups share the same type of blood, are inter-fertile and can receive and donate organs across so-called racial boundaries. The unity of the whole race was accepted by the ancient world. Paul appeals to a common belief when he quotes from Stoic philosophers (Aratus and Cleanthes): ‘we are indeed his offspring’ (Acts 17:28). There is no attempt to make distinctions based on the fact of human