A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in in the final section. In Mark 5:21-43, the chiasm begins and ends with the story of Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:21-24, 35-43), with the middle being the story of Jesus’ “Daughter” (Mark5:25-34).
Mark 5:21-43: The Chiasm of Two Daughters
About the Author: Mike Rusten
Mike Rusten grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. God drew him to himself at a Billy Graham crusade when Mike was a junior high boy, and life was never to be the same. He graduated from Princeton University where he was president of the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship. Read More ...
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