86) John 1:1 is Not Genesis 1:1: Eight +1 Evidences that "the beginning" of John 1:1 is not "the beginning" of Genesis 1:1 - a podcast by William Schlegel, Preston Macy

Nine evidences that John 1 is not referring to the Genesis creation (with time stamps):

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1. 03:19 In the Gospel of John “the beginning” refers to the beginning of the ministry of Jesus.

2. 05:07 “in the beginning” ἐν ἀρχῇ : Needs context. Vast majority of ἐν ἀρχῇ references in the Bible are not related to Genesis.

3. 08:45 Agreement with other Gospels “beginning” which relate to the ministry of Jesus.

4. 10:03 Agreement with other New Testament literature that in Jesus there is a new beginning, a new creation.

5. 12:17 The subject of what comes to be in John’s Gospel is not seas, dry land, plants, animals, planets, stars, sun, etc., but (new) human life. The word "world" in John 1:9-10 does not mean planet earth, but a segment of human society, indeed Israelite society. The subject and context is not the creation of the material "world".

6. 15:09 Some similar language, but for a different purpose. Life, light and darkness in John are not Genesis light, life and darkness. Mistaking parallelism and continuity for identity.

7. 18:54 Themes in the Prologue are associated with Jesus in the body of the Gospel.

8. 21:35 Consolation prize: Commentators recognize John 1 introduces a new beginning.

9. 23:44 John the Baptizer in verses 6-8 has no reason to be in an account of the Genesis creation.

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