pter 1: In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:1-2 NRSV)Compare this to the RSV: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of