The identity of Jesus as recorded by one that has heard, seen, and touched:

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— (1John 1:1)

In the beginning was the Word, (John 1:1a)

What beginning?

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)