Genesis Flood

1. Jews call the first Book of their Bible BERESHITH because this is the first word of Genesis and means “In beginning.” The meaning is reflected in the New Testament Greek, EN ARCHE, of John 1:1. The absence of the article and language here means that heaven and earth had a beginning – Creatio ex nihilo – created from nothing. Moreover, the use of the conjunction WAW “and” between clauses precludes the introduction of gaps or vast spans of time as demanded by the doctrine of theistic evolution. The first day [Gen.