clothe his instruction, and which also allowed of being extended into larger units. Our modern interest in the biographies of biblical authors should not, therefore, be misled for here we are scarcely dealing with genuine experiences; at any rate they appear in a highly conventionalized form” (p. 38). Of course, our turning away from the conception of “actual events” should now not prompt us to disregard the intention of autobiographical stylization. An event—not merely abstract wisdom—is to be communicated.