related. In this first lecture, accordingly, there will be attempted a brief outline of some of the main things there said or suggested: some generalisations about what seems to be scripture’s teaching about Christ and creation. These generalisations will be made in fear and trembling, for a number of reasons, but in the expectation that there is more to be found that is relevant to our topic than is commonly believed.1 The reason for the expectation is theological: that we miss things that are