抄録
Regarding the nature of chaos in the Hebrew Creation Story in the Book of Genesis, after a syntactical survey of the text and an examination of the usage in the O. T. of the words signifying chaos, this reporter has reached conclusions as follow:
A. Chaos is a state before the creation and is not the product of the creation by God.
B. Chaos here signified by tohû, bohû, tehôm, and máyim is rather a symbol of non-existence, and is not material of creation.
C. But the text does not concern the theme of creatio ex nihilo but unreality, insecurity, meaninglessness of the world without God.
D. This creation story tells the overcoming by God of such unreality and insecurity, and enduing with reality.
E. This creation story is a confession of Hebrew faith in God through a myth rather than a cosmogony as such.
