In the beginning
From page 1 the Bible's project is ambitious - to explain not just our place in the world, but the right place for everything
"It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell down in torrents", "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife". You can't judge a book by its cover but we all judge books by their opening line.
The world's most read book* begins with these words, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth". From page 1 the Bible's project is ambitious - to explain not just our place in the world, but the right place for everything.
Bible reference(s):
Genesis 1
