God puts his arm around Moses' shoulder. "Look, Moe, in the beginning I created the heaven and the earth. Are you getting this?"
Moses dutifully writes (or carves, or chisels, or whatever), In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. He looks up and says, "Wow God, that is the catchiest opening line ever written. If that doesn't hook 'em, nothing will."
God replies, "Moe, you think that's good, wait till I get to the part about a man and a woman walking around naked in a garden. You got a classic love triangle, a villain with pure symbolic power, a brutal murder, and countless generations of begetting."
Moses exclaims, "Good God, God. This will be a runaway best-seller."
God looks sad for a moment. "Actually, I'm working on a new book - it's a historical fiction kind of thing. Lots of swordplay, political intrigue, chariot races, and the ultimate sacrifice. I predict it will be the greatest story ever told."
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