Galations 4:1-7 – Redeemed: From Slave to Son to Heir

. Here I’m going back to the ‘same well’ as the post before.  From here.  (To be fair I’ll try to resist his paper from here on in.  .  It has many more chiasmi you may be interested in.) _____ A    1  Now I say, as long as the   (a)   heir is a   (b)   child, he [...]

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Colossians 1:3-9 – “Constantly Bearing Fruit and Increasing”

. From John W. Welch’s article, “Chiasmus in the New Testament”:  here.  Though I’ve changed it a bit. _____ A    3  We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, B    4  since we heard C    of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for [...]

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Extra-Biblical Chiasmi – “Chiasmus in Antiquity”

Chiasmus was not used exclusively by Biblical writers.  It was used by others as well.  John W. Welch‘s book ”Chiasmus in Antiquity“ is an excellent book for viewing possible chiastic structures from cultures outside of Israel.  It’s a good starting point for understanding chiasmus outside of the Bible. Here are the chapter titles: Preface Introduction Chiasm [...]

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Chiasmus Verification Criteria

  John W. Welch:   Criteria for Identifying and Evaluating the Presence of Chiasmus Craig Blomberg:  Criteria for Detecting Extended Chiasmus  (Click on Section I) _____ John Welch lists 15 criteria, while Craig Blomberg lists 9.

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