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The Chiasm of Matthew 19:30-20:16

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words and themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 19:30-20:16, the center and climax makes the point that all the laborers received the same

The Chiasm of Luke 19:45-48

A chiasm is a literary structure where themes 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 Luke 19:45-48 the center and climax is Jesus saying that the temple, intended to be a house of prayer, had become a

The Chiasm of Acts 17:15-34

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 17:15-34 the center and climax is that God "does not dwell in temples made with hands nor is

The Chiasm of Matthew 4:23-25

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 4:23-25, the center and climax is Jesus' healing every kind of disease (Matt 4:23b-24). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-4.23-25a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Luke 12:57-59

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 Luke 12:57-59 the center and climax is "While you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way

Chiasm of Mark 8:27-38

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Mark 8:27-38 the center and climax is Jesus telling his disciples of his coming rejection by the chief priests

The Chiasm of Mark 4:26-32

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 Mark 4:26-32 the center states that, when the soil has finished producing crops, the harvest begins (Mark 4:28-29). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Mark-4.26-32a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Mark 3:28-30

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Mark 3:28-30 the center is differentiating the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit from other blasphemy (Mark 3:28c-29a). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Mark-3.28-30a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Mark 3:20-27

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Mark 3:20-27 the center is Jesus answering the charge of the scribes that he was casting out deons by

The Chiasm of Matthew 13:53-58

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 13:53-28, the center is the questions of the citizens of Nazareth as to who Jesus is (Matt 13:55-56a). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-13.53-58a-Chiasm.pdf