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v t e This article focuses on the views of certain Christian commentators and theologians.1The framework interpretation (also known as the literary framework view , framework theory , or framework hypothesis ) is an interpretation of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis which holds that the seven-day creation account found therein is not a literal or scientific description of the origins of the universe ; rather, it is an ancient religious text which outlines a theology of creation . The seven day "framework" is therefore not meant to be chronological but is a literary or symbolic structure designed to reinforce the purposefulness of God in creation and the Sabbath commandment . While based primarily on exegetical considerations, the framework interpretation also attempts to synthesize knowledge of historical and cultural conditions out of which the text arose, as well as a theology of general revelation . It has been advanced in modern times by scholars such as Meredith G. Kline and Henri Blocher and has the support of commentators including Gordon Wenham . It stands in contrast to more literalist approaches to the Genesis text.2
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This article focuses on the views of certain Christian commentators and theologians.
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This article focuses on the views of certain Christian commentators and theologians .
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v t e The framework interpretation (also known as the literary framework view , framework theory , or framework hypothesis ) is a description of the structure of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis (more precisely Genesis 1:1–2:4a), the Genesis creation narrative .Biblical scholars and theologians present the structure as evidence that Gen. 1 presents a symbolic, rather than literal, presentation of creation.
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