But for the Jews and Greeks, it was the perfect analogy. A craftsman makes many things, all of them of different nature than himself -- he crafts them, he is their creator. But he begets a son of the same nature as himself, who works with him as he grows up to help make the creations his father makes. More @Wikipedia
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