say that theology is the most important aspect of the text is not to say that history is unimportant. Indeed, the Bible’s consistent witness is that the God of the Bible acts in history. The book of Genesis is not a history-like story but rather a story-like history. Though I am separating them here in order to facilitate our study, the literary (principle 1), historical (principle 2) and theological (principle 3) aspects of the text are all intertwined. The God of Genesis is one who reveals himself