Home > Author > Naomi Alderman >

" They say, ‘Why do you call God “She”?’ Eve says, ‘God is neither woman nor man but both these things. But now She has come to show us a new side to Her face, one we have ignored for too long.’ They say, ‘But what about Jesus?’ Eve says, ‘Jesus is the son. But the son comes from the mother. Consider this: which is greater, God or the world?’ They say, for they have learned this already from the nuns, ‘God is greater, because God created the world.’ Eve says, ‘So the one who creates is greater than the thing created?’ They say, ‘It must be so.’ Then Eve says, ‘So which must be greater, the Mother or the Son? "

Naomi Alderman , The Power


Image for Quotes

Naomi Alderman quote : They say, ‘Why do you call God “She”?’ Eve says, ‘God is neither woman nor man but both these things. But now She has come to show us a new side to Her face, one we have ignored for too long.’ They say, ‘But what about Jesus?’ Eve says, ‘Jesus is the son. But the son comes from the mother. Consider this: which is greater, God or the world?’ They say, for they have learned this already from the nuns, ‘God is greater, because God created the world.’ Eve says, ‘So the one who creates is greater than the thing created?’ They say, ‘It must be so.’ Then Eve says, ‘So which must be greater, the Mother or the Son?