The problem with a story is that interpretation can be difficult. It is too easy to read a story with a particular preconceived idea and to find that very idea in the story. It is easy to read a story from the wrong point of view. Let me suggest that the story of the Bible is often read from the wrong point of view. A religious Jew might read the story as if the characters are Orthodox Jews. A Christian tends to read the story as if the characters are Christians. R. Kendall Soulen is a theologian