Light before sun? Explanation 6: Framework View, 2 of 2

The second tenant of the Framework point of view, according to Ted Davis, is this.

"When seen against the cultural and literary context of the Ancient Near East (ANE), it is clear that Genesis was written to combat the polytheism and pantheism of other creation stories. It was not written to provide a scientifically accurate account of the creation."

See April 17th entry Stripped of Deity.

And here is the third tenant.

"It is not possible to find a close match between what is proclaimed in Genesis—that God is the creator—and the details of natural history. We should not approach this text with inappropriate expectations."

But is it historical?  Framework proponents are divided.  Some see Genesis 1-3 as historical but not chronological; the other camp does not see it as historical, especially in its similarity to other ANE creation stories.  However, they do see it as being "the crucial, timeless, substantive message that God has revealed to us."

For Davis' article on this, including an intriguing example explaining this interesting sign, please go to biologos.

http://biologos.org/blogs/ted-davis-reading-the-book-of-nature/science-and-the-bible-the-framework-view#sthash.jgRzRrBa.dpuf