De Hominis Opificio
Gregory of Nyssa's treatise on the creation of man, completing Basil's unfinished Hexaemeron commentary.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 24: Let the Earth Bring Forth the Living Creature
— Cited (Oration 2) as holding all creatures were originally peaceful
"Gregory of Nyssa seems to hold the same view, Oration 2 On the Creation of Man."
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Verse 26: Let Us Make Man in Our Image and Likeness
— Cited on God furnishing the world like a dining hall before creating man
"as Nyssen says"