28 My story is merely a summary of the main events included in Jason's account.
29 He was like a builder who had to know every detail about the new house he was constructing. I am simply a decorator whose only job is to make things look beautiful.
30 Historians learn as much as possible about their subjects, then present every side of a story, without leaving out a thing.
31 But writers who summarize books are allowed to be brief and to leave out many of the details.
32 Enough said is enough said! Now is the time to begin the story itself. How foolish it would be to write such a long introduction that I would have to leave out part of the history.