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One metaphor for God's transcendence is that in mathematics called ''transcendence theory''. This theory in mathematics is the branch of thought that studies [[transcendental number]]s. However inadequate and distracting a description of [[God]] which this metaphor creates, the point of this metaphor is that the transcendental God lacks synthetic [[natural]] characteristics, just as the transcendental numbers lack algebraic properties.

One metaphor for God's transcendence is that in mathematics called ''transcendence theory''. This theory in mathematics is the branch of thought that studies [[transcendental number]]s. However inadequate and distracting a description of [[God]] which this metaphor creates, the point of this metaphor is that the transcendental God lacks synthetic [[natural]] characteristics, just as the transcendental numbers lack algebraic properties.

The first verse of the Bible distinguishes God from the heaven and the earth.  The theological discussion of this distinction falls under the named topic of ''transcendence'', and the key philosophical concept with regard to God and creation is the two ''categories of existence'' (with regard to ''causes'', or rather ''sources'', of being): ''a se''—from itself and ''ab alio''—from another.  That is, God's existence is ''from God's self'' while creation's existence is ''from another''.

The first verse of the Bible distinguishes God from the heaven and the earth.  The theological discussion of this distinction falls under the named topic of ''transcendence'', and the key philosophical concept with regard to God and creation is the two ''categories of existence'' (with regard to ''causes'', or rather ''sources'', of being): ''a se''—from itself and ''ab alio''—from another.  That is, God's existence is ''from God's self'' while creation's existence is ''from another''.