When the First Word Is Not What You Were Told—What Else Have You Missed?
What if the opening words of creation—words you think you already know—have been quietly misunderstood for centuries?
Barashath in the Beginning by Richard Johnson dares to ask that question—and then refuses to let it go.
At the heart of this book is a bold premise: that meaning was embedded in the earliest language of creation with an intentional depth that later translations softened, simplified, or obscured. Johnson draws readers directly into the raw linguistic terrain of the ancient text, where every word carries weight, structure, and consequence. Here, creation is not merely spoken—it is constructed, ordered, and revealed through language itself.
The atmosphere of Barashath in the Beginning is deliberate and reverent, yet intellectually restless. The text moves with the gravity of scripture but the curiosity of a scholar unwilling to accept surface answers. Readers encounter unfamiliar spellings, phonetic structures, and transliterations that slow the reading experience—by design. This book asks you to pause, to look again, to question what you have been taught to skim past.
A meticulous, transliterated presentation of Genesis that invites readers to slow down and engage closely with the structure and language of the biblical text.
For spiritually curious readers, this work offers a deeper engagement with Genesis that feels both ancient and startlingly fresh. For thinkers, linguists, and truth-seekers, it presents a disciplined challenge: What happens when we return to the source, not the summary?
Richard Johnson’s voice is steady and unflinching. He does not sensationalize the text; he trusts it. By preserving structure, repetition, and linguistic form, he invites readers into a closer encounter with the original cadence of creation—one that feels less interpreted and more encountered. This is not a book that tells you what to believe. It is a book that asks whether you are willing to re-examine belief itself.
If the first words were misunderstood, what might that change about everything that follows?
