8 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH
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t starts with nothing. There is darkness and a
vast, watery void. And then, with a word from
God, there is light. Within six days, according to
the Bible’s Book of Genesis, God turns nothing
into everything: sky, earth, and oceans; fish, birds,
and animals; and, on the final day, Adam andEve, the two
all-too-human beings who, according to this ancient text,
become the parents of us all.
Whether or not you adhere to a literal interpretation of
Genesis, there’s no denying the power of its creation story.
This miracle is the basis of Judaism as well as Christianity,
addressing not just how we got here but also the fact that
we’re disobedient and imperfect. By extension, it informs
much of Western philosophy, art, and literature.THE VERY BEGINNING
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The creation of the heavens,
earth, and humankind is the basis
foreveryothermiraculous
occurrence in the Torah and the BibleOLD TESTAMENT