" This view is supported by the fact that Isaiah 45:18 says explicitly that the Lord “did not create [the world] a chaos [tohu].” Yet this is precisely how Genesis 1:2 describes the world. Some Old Testament scholars also argue that the verb “was” in Genesis 1:2 can be and perhaps should be translated “became.” If so, Genesis 1:2 suggests that God did not originally create the world a chaos but that it eventually became one. The chaos is the result of God’s judgment. Second, "
― Gregory A. Boyd , Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology
![Gregory A. Boyd quote : This view is supported by the fact that Isaiah 45:18 says explicitly that the Lord “did not create [the world] a chaos [tohu].” Yet this is precisely how Genesis 1:2 describes the world. Some Old Testament scholars also argue that the verb “was” in Genesis 1:2 can be and perhaps should be translated “became.” If so, Genesis 1:2 suggests that God did not originally create the world a chaos but that it eventually became one. The chaos is the result of God’s judgment. Second,](/image/2529516.jpg)