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Just thought I would mention the 1984 Ronald E. Man article, “The Value of Chiasm for New Testament Interpretation” – available online.  The paper contains a number of nice chiasmi.  Eventually I would like to place some of the chiasmi on this blog.

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Some excellent examples of chiasmi in Jeremiah – both short and longer – can be found in chapter 3 of Jack R. Lundbom’s 1997 book, “Jeremiah: a Study in Ancient Hebrew Rhetoric”. Enjoy!

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In this entry I’ll be placing lots of small chiasmi.  Small chiasmi are not my primary focus so it may take some time to ‘fill this up’. _____ Old Testament:  Job 32:6-10 6  So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said, A    “I am young in years and you are old; [...]

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  A    17  Honor all men; B    love the brotherhood, B’   fear God, A’   honor the king. This is a simple chiasmus.  A and A’ are statements about honoring the ‘secular’ world.  A asks us to honor all men, while A’ asks us to honor the king (for us today, the authorities).  Honor is used [...]

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  Here’s a link to a Robert L. Alden paper on chiasmi in Psalms 51-100:  Chiastic Psalms (II) and his paper on chiasmi in Psalm 101-150:  Chiastic Psalms (III) . Numerous chiasmi are given. Here’s one from Chiastic Psalms (II): Psalm 52:1b-5a A    God’s grace is continual (v.1b)     B    “Your tongue works deceitfully”         C    [...]

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