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The Chiasm of Matthew 19:1-9

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes 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 19:1-9, In the climax is Jesus explaining divorce in the Old Testament by saying, "Because of your hardness

The Chiasm of Matthew 2:1-11

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or 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 2:1-11,the center and climax is Matthew 2:6, 'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY

The Chiasm of John 7:29-33

A chiasm is a literary structure where the 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 John 7:29-33 the center and climax is "Many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying,

The Chiasm of Mark 10:13-30

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 10:13-30 the center and climax is Jesus' two statements of "how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God" )(Mark

The Chiasm of Luke 6:1-5

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 Luke 6:1-5 the center and climax is that David and his companions ate the consecrated bread in the temple

The Chiasm of Luke 21:37-38

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 21:37-38 the center is the fact that after teaching all day in the temple Jesus would spend the night on the

The Earths at the Beginning and End of the Bible

The Bible begins with an empty, dark, water-covered earth (Gen 1:1-2) and ends with an earth with no night (Rev 21:25) nor sea (Rev 21:1), inhabited by the people of God (Rev 21:2). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Gen-1.1-2d-and-Rev-21.1-25.pdf

The Chiasm of Luke 1:5-80

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 1:5-80 the center is the meeting of the two mothers (Luke 1:36-45). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Luke-1.5-80a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of John 3:11-36

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 John 3:11-36 the center and climax is that God's judgment depends upon how men react to God's light (John

The Chiasm of Luke 18:15-17

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 Luke 18:15-17 the center and climax is that the kingdom of God belongs to children and those with child-like