From Gordon Wenham’s commentary on Genesis:
The Structure of the Flood Story
A Noah (6:10a)
B Shem, Ham, and Japheth (10b)
C Ark to be built (14-16)
D Flood announced (17)
E Covenant with Noah (18-20)
F Food in the ark (21)
G Command to enter the ark (7:1-3)
H 7 days waiting for flood (4-5)
I 7 days waiting for flood (7-10)
J Entry to ark (11-15)
K YHWH shuts Noah in (16)
L 40 days flood (17a)
M Waters increase (17b-18)
N Mountains covered (19-20)
O 150 days water prevail (21-24)
P God remembers Noah (8:1)
O’ 150 days waters abate (3)
N’ Mountain tops visible (4-5)
M’ Waters abate (5)
L’ 40 days (end of) (6a)
K’ Noah opens window of ark (6b)
J’ Raven and dove leave ark (7-9)
I’ 7 days waiting for waters to subside (10-11)
H’ 7 days waiting for waters to subside (12-13)
G’ Command to leave ark (15-17 [22])
F’ Food outside ark (9:1-4)
E’ Covenant with all flesh (8-10)
D’ No flood in the future (11-17)
C’ Ark (18a)
B’ Shem, Ham and Japheth (18b)
A’ Noah (19)
Comments:
I thought I would throw this one in just to show how some relatively famous texts are chiastic. To tell you the truth I haven’t checked it out. It does look pretty good though.
The center is interesting here. “God remembers Noah”. It a turning point in the story. After God ‘remembers’, the waters begin to go down. The situation gets better.
Good.
Biblical Chiasmus 