Flesh of flesh

John Paul II suggests that Adam’s wedding song, celebrating Eve as “flesh of flesh” and “bone of bone” should not be understood merely as a statement of derivation.  Even is “flesh of flesh” not merely because she was taken from flesh; the phrases are superlatives, like “holy of holies” or “Song of songs.”  Eve is not just more human flesh; she is the perfection of flesh.

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