SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
Primeval history was the first 11 chapters of Genesis. The rest of Genesis is “Patriarchal History.” Pastor Paul – what is a “patriarch?”
IAN
I know this one!
CLIVE
Ian, what are you doing?
IAN
I know this one.
If you have a lot of donuts or danishes and there is a flood, you need to big boat to save them. That boat is called a “Pastry Ark.”
CLIVE
You’re kidding me, right?
SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
I didn’t say “pastry ark,” I said “patriarch.” Pastor Paul?
IAN
I thought I had that one.
CLIVE
He’s not with me.
PASTOR PAUL
Ahem. Yes. A “Patriarch” is the male head – or father – of a family.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
What if it’s the mother?
PASTOR PAUL
Then it’s a “matriarch.”
SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
Well, whadya know! So patriarchal history is the story of God working through a series of fathers to SAVE THE WORLD!
