say, genealogical lists. But even apocalyptic demonstrably has other intentions built into the genre. In other words, Johnson is short-circuiting serious discussion of the complex functions of diverse literary genres. Granted that, say, the book of Proverbs is not primarily interested in making historical claims, what forms of Scripture are interested in making historical claims? How does one decide? Johnson’s essay begins to appear like a whimsical piece of reductionism. (b) More importantly, the