with the knowledge of this people group in time and place; not recognizing this distinction has been the major cause of conflict in the so-called “war” between science and Scripture. Figure 10-1. Schematic timeline of God’s interaction with human history as it relates to the main stories of the Old Testament up to the time of Christ (by = billion years). The numbers (1) to (10) below the timeline are included in subject headings to make it easier for the reader to follow the flow of the text. In