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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“The Value of Chiasm for New Testament Interpretation”
Posted in Chiasmi Elsewhere: Surf the Net, Chiasmi: Medium-length, Chiasmi: Short and Sweet, Explanation, Man, Ronald E., People, Recommended Readings and Sites, tagged Chiasm, Chiasmi, Chiasmus, Ronald E. Man, The Value of Chiasm for New Testament Interpretation on June 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Extra-Biblical Chiasmi – “Chiasmus in Antiquity”
Posted in Books, Chiasmi Elsewhere: Surf the Net, Explanation, Extra-Biblical Chiasmi, Recommended Readings and Sites, Welch, John W., tagged Chiasm, Chiasmus, Chiasmus in Antiquity, Chiasmus in Context, John W. Welch on November 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Recommended Readings and Sites
Posted in Books, Chiasmi Elsewhere: Surf the Net, Explanation, Recommended Readings and Sites on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recommended readings: A good overview of Chiasmus: Chiasmus: An Important Structural Device, by Brad McCoy Recommended sites: Lists of possible Biblical Chiasmi: - ‘In the Beginning’ website’s lists: - Smaller selection - though still substantial. - Larger bibliography - Here’s a book by John Welch, written in 1998, which lists many possible chiasmi: Chiasmus Bibliography (link [...]