“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Gen 1:1 – NASB
One of the best places to begin an inquiry into the Judeo/Christian world view is at the very beginning. That is, it is prudent to start the venture, not with the end result of the progression of the paradigm, but rather with the genesis of the paradigm itself. Oddly enough, that brings us to Genesis.
To begin any intellectual, casual, or spiritual journey an understanding of the nature of what you are dealing with is of paramount importance. Think about it, if you were to spend a great deal of time delving as deep as you could into something just to find out that what you thought you were looking into actually had nothing to do with what was really there. That is a common mistake made by atheists, agnostics, Christians and almost anyone else that picks up a Bible and begins with the Gospel of Saint Matthew (while that is not a bad place to start, it can beg a few questions about who this “God” person is anyways).