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 Mark 3:21-35, the climax is in Jesus response to the scribes where he accuses them of committing the unforgivable sin (Mark 3:29-30).
The Thematic Chiasm of Mark 3:21-35: Jesus Answers His Critics
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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