For years I struggled with the Biblical texts-the creation story of Adam and Eve; the narrative of Noah's flood; the migration of Abraham and his clan; and the emancipation of the Hebrew tribe through pestilence, war, and exodus. The words that Yahweh spoke to His prophets echoed in my head, and yet I could not reconcile the conflict and contradiction of those verses. The Old Testament as I knew it was plagued by duplicity and incongruity. I prayed and prayed, but no answer came. Then one day a terrible dream disrupted my sleep, and I awoke with a Voice booming in my brain. It was the Lord...