Genesis 1:1 - Analysis

Analysis

The opening phrase of Genesis 1:1 can be translated in at least three ways:

  1. As a statement that the cosmos had an absolute beginning (In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth).
  2. As a statement describing the condition of the world when God began creating (When in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was untamed and shapeless).
  3. Taking all of Genesis 1:2 as background information (When in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, the earth being untamed and shapeless, God said, Let there be light!).

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