We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I learned from this exercise was not to begin a sentence with 'And.' When I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with 'And,' I was told that English had changed since the time of King James. In that case, I argued, why make us read the Bible? But it was in vain. Robert Graves at that time was very keen on the symbolism and mysticism in the Bible.