Annotated Interlude 3 Page 5
Mar01
All those dove-shaped borders aren’t (just) because doves are an Iconic Jesus Symbol. There are multiple accounts of young Josh bringing clay pigeons to life — in Quran 5:110, and a couple of apocryphal Christian texts, including the late-2nd-century Infancy Gospel of Thomas.
In this canon, young María was around to see that happen, so she guesses — correctly — that this donkey is the leveling-up of Josh’s “sculpt a critter and make it start moving” skills.
(WHOOSH) (grow!) (FLIP!)
María: Can it be . . . Did Josh . . . make you?