The Chiasm of 1 Corinthians 16:22-24
A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In 1 Corinthians 16:22-24 the center and climax is "Maranatha," the Aramaic for "Come, Lord" (I Cor 16:22b).AIf anyone does not love the