Paul+

I agree with you that without question it was metaphor; Julian trying to
explain the comprehensiveness of a God who is incomprehensible.  What makes
me a bit uneasy is how short a step it is from there to heterodoxy (would
she have gone there had she not had confessors to keep her in check?).  Not
her problem, obviously, but one that -- as you said -- taken out of context
can become a real bugger in redefining the faith.

MLW+