4 Ezra
A Jewish apocalyptic text, cited by Lapide as a supplementary witness to creation theology though not canonical.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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He Created
— Cited (ch. VI, v. 38) on God creating by commanding
"as is expressly stated in IV Esdras, vi, 38"
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Verse 3: And God said: Let there be light
— Cited (Book IV, ch. 6, v. 40) on God bringing forth luminous light from His treasures
""From His treasures," says Esdras, Book IV, ch. 6, v. 40, "He brought forth a luminous light, that His work might appear.""
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Verse 21: And God Created the Great Sea Creatures
— Cited (ch. 6) as source of the Jewish fable about two great whales
"They took this fable from Book IV of Esdras, chapter 6"