וְהַתּוֹרָה בַּמֶּה הָיְתָה כְתוּבָה
עַל גַּבֵּי אֵשׁ לְבָנָה בְּאֵשׁ שְׁחוֹרָה
And the Torah: how was it inscribed?
Upon white fire, with black fire
(Midrash Tanḥuma Genesis 1:1)
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James Adam Redfield
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Biblical and Talmudic Literatures Theological Studies
Saint Louis University