Is Genesis 1:1 A Mistranslation? @_magnify

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For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES Magnify is a YouTube channel of mostly short-form content, covering interesting details across history, linguistics, and religion. - LINKS Subscribe to Magnify: @_magnify Robert Alter's translation of Genesis (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3BZl9pD Stephen Mitchell's translation of Job (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3Ush5oq - TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Why do we clap? 1:56 Is Genesis 1:1 an explosion? 12:38 What began in Genesis 1? 18:27 What is the tone of Genesis 1? 23:42 Is God a mereological nihilist? 36:33 What does the English translation omit? 45:17 An interlude on etymology 53:19 The gendered language of Genesis 58:58 Why translations of the Hebrew Bible can be misleading 1:06:00 Capitalisation of “God” 1:09:38 Was Eve created from Adam’s rib? 1:17:23 Philosophy’s influence on translation 1:21:50 What other languages reveal about English 1:26:58 What are “the heavens and the earth”? 1:30:09 Closing thoughts - CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------