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Whether Gen 1 describes creation ex niliho depends on the vowel under the 
initial bet in v.1. If we read BA it's ex niliho. If we read Be (shva) it's 
not.

Ted Brownstein

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-----Original message-----
From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
To: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, Sep 5, 2012 20:54:13 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] ] A VISUAL EXPRESSION OF A THEOLOGICAL IDEA OF 
THESKY/HEAVEN ( Rolf's Response 4)

Let's avoid getting into discussions of science and the age of the earth 
here. B-Hebrew isn't a forum for that discussion, interesting though it is.

Ishinan, I think you've slightly misunderstood Jerry's post. He is arguing 
that Gen 1 specifically envisions a situation of chaos/disorder/vacuum (תהו 
ובהו) from which God creates an orderly universe. This is not to deny that 
there are other texts in the Hebrew Bible that see a creatio ex nihilo, but 
Gen 1 may not be one of those texts.


GEORGE ATHAS
Dean of Research,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia

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