The Book of Genesis is literally a book of beginnings. The intent of the author is to explain the narrative mode of the Holy Spirit so stories like the parables of Jesus works at many levels. Think of the Book of Genesis as a snapshot of the whole: we see Adam, Noah and the Patriarchs seated in the front row representing God's promise to Abraham: "In thee shall at the families of the earth be blessed (Ge.12:3). In the back row what we see are multitudes,...