God, he explains, way back in the Old Testament, was mightily invested in his own honor and glory. When God “felt” humiliated he rectified the situation by killing various populations of people, including, that one time, everyone on earth but Noah and his family. Of course, as Enns explains elsewhere, Noah should not be considered a historical person because the Bible is not a “historical” book in the way you probably thought it was. The flood was just a local catastrophe that, nevertheless, found its way into many ancient texts. Anyway, eventually, along came Jesus—whether he is a historical personage or not, Professor Enns does not know—and he died in the most shameful and humiliating way possible. How can this be? Well, explains Professor Enns, the writers of the New Testament were doing the best with what they had.