Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Ian Hutchesson" <mc2499 AT mclink.it>]

>>But in light of this discussion I wonder what in Gen 1 gives one *any*
>>cause to view this as a description of creation ex-nihilo? Clearly it is
>>"out of water," no?
>
>Not really. This discussion is about day 2. Day one implies that God
>created the primodial mass (or mess) of heaven, earth and water, although
>this is an interpretation. But then, what isn't?

The water existed in v2 which is before the first act 
of divine fiat on day one (v3).


Ian