a body; and that He is not above the Throne yet is a body.

Once the nature of this argument has become clear, it may be discussed from the two standpoints mentioned earlier. The first is the position of those who say that He is above the Throne and is great, yet is not a body; or that He is a body, yet is neither divisible nor composite. This has already been discussed.

As for the second standpoint, it may be discussed from several angles. The first concerns your statement: “The side facing the right of the Throne must either be the same as the side facing its left, or other than it.” The response is: “We do not concede that these are the only possibilities. Rather, it is neither the same as it nor other than it.” Or one may say: “We do not say that it is the same as it, nor do we say that it is other than it.” For many—or most—of the theologians who affirm the divine attributes