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Framework interpretation
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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, Gen 1:1–2:4a), the Genesis creation narrative.[1] Biblical scholars and theologians present the structure as evidence that Gen. 1 presents a symbolic, rather than literal, presentation of creation.
The following table illustrates the proposed framework:[2]
First triad | Second triad | ||
Day 1 | Let there be light (1:3). | Let there be lights (1:14). | Day 4 |
Day 2 | Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters (1:6). | Let the water teem with creatures and let birds fly above the earth (1:20). | Day 5 |
Day 3 | Let dry land appear (1:9). Let the land produce vegetation (1:11). | Let the land produce living creatures (1:24). Let us make man (1:26). I give you every seed bearing plant... and every tree that has fruit with seed in it... for food (1:29). | Day 6 |