Genesis 1:1-2
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was waste and void; and darkness was on the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.”
This is the very beginning of the Bible, introducing the creation narrative. It sets the stage for the ordering of the cosmos, written from a perspective focused on God's role as creator rather than providing a scientific diagram.
How does framing the universe as something 'created' influence our sense of its origins and purpose, regardless of the scientific mechanisms involved?