one does not say, “He created these people in their own images.” Rather, one says, “He kept them in their original forms,” “He preserved their forms,” or “He did not transform them.” This is because, as explained above, this expression is used only where the image precedes the creation of the one concerned, not where it comes afterward.

Moreover, the meaning conveyed is something obvious and familiar to everyone: Adam’s form was like these human forms and was not transformed. Everyone who knows of Adam knows this. Saying this is therefore like saying that Adam had a face, two eyes, two ears, two hands, and two legs. This is tasteless talk.

Furthermore, his account of beings other than Adam having been transformed is neither known nor mentioned.