Teaching Genesis, Chapter 2.  Setting the Narrative. The Narrative determines the outcome of decisions and the paths of life. Should Genesis 2 form the accepted narrative in a nation, the outcomes will be fundamentally different than what we have in the U.S., China, or almost any other nation on the earth. First eleven chapters of the Bible (Genesis 1-11) are the most important of all the Scriptures — they are the basis from which everything else is derived.