• Genesis as literary device: This position views Genesis 1–3 as a polemic against the polytheistic idolatry of the surrounding culture. The six days of creation are understood to be a literary structure rather than literal 24-hour days. The first three days describe the forming of creation, while the second three days describe the filling of creation. The framework theory and the temple inauguration theory are examples of evangelical versions of non-concordist interpretations. Though they view the