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The Chiasm of Esther

The book of Esther is written as chiasm, a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The plot's turning point comes in the middle of the book (Esth 6:10). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Esth-1-10a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Esther 1-6: Haman’s Evil Plot Devised

The first half of the bookk of Esther is written as a chiasm, a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In Esther 1-6, the emphasis

The Chiasm of Esther 6-10: Haman’s Evil Plot Foiled

The second half of the book of Esther, like the first half, ia written as a chiasm, a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In