July 18, 1982

Comment: One of the difficulties of telling theGenesis stories is that they are a slushing together ofvariant religious traditions and stories of the Hebrewtribes. Some stories do not lend themselves to a singulartelling. The story of Noah is an excellent example.

To open it up to the variations within it, I imagined afamily reunion many years after the flood and after Noah'sgrandchildren had heard the stories a hundred times fromtheir own families. At the reunion, the children finallyhave a chance to ask Grampa Noah all their questions aboutthe flood.

This story was done originally with the pastorattempting various voicing. Since timing is what makes ascript like this come alive, the pastor may be wise in doingit him/herself. But competent, lively church members wouldprovid…