Questions tagged [literary-structure]
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In Esther 5 why did Esther arrange a second meeting?
I recently did a meditation on the fourth chapter of Esther at my church. As I was studying, I noticed something that I knew before hand, but I had never really thought to seriously about.
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Is the Gospel of John arranged as a chiasm?
In his book the Literary Structure of the Old Testament, David Dorsey compiles a list of fifteen ways the writers of the Hebrew bible linked narrative units into narrative patterns. One of these ...
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Why does Mark provide two feeding accounts?
The Gospel According to Mark, in contrast to the other three gospels, provides two separate feeding miracles wherein Jesus multiplies loaves and fishes to feed five thousand and four thousand ...
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Why Does The Thought Of 1 John Flow The Way It Does?
Following "Tests Of Life" (Robert Law), many have identified that John is following a circular or spiralling line of thought in 1 John by initially stating several key topics and then revisiting them ...
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Does James 5:12 begin a new thought or conclude a previous thought?
The rhetoric of James 5:12 seems to indicate that some sort of conclusion is being reached:
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "...
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Jeremiah 13:23 "Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots?..Who are accustomed to doing evil" Dichotomy/Juxtaposition translations
Jeremiah 13:23
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 “Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots? (b)
Then you also can do good Who are accustomed to doing evil.
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How should the Bible reader interpret Proverbs 24:21a use of the term "the king" if the earthly governing leadership was evil?
Proverbs 24:21
New American Standard Bible 1995
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those
who are given to change,
Proverbs 24:21
New King James Version
21 My son, fear the ...
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What Do the Three Literary Devices in John 1:1-2 Add to the Exegesis of the Relationship of the Word and God?
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1-2 ESV)
ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος ...
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Is Revelation 12:6, 14 considered an inclusio?
Would the term inclusio be correctly applied to Revelation 12:6 ("Then the woman fled into the wilderness . . .") and verse 14 ("the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she ...
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Deeper Understanding of Isaiah 63:5(c-d) So My own arm brought salvation to Me,And My wrath upheld Me
( Related Posting: Did God look around for help in Isaiah 63:5? )
Isaiah 63:5
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 (a) “I looked, and there was no one to help,
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What is the literary funciton of Acts 1:15-26?
The Book of Acts opens with Jesus' ascension and the promise of the Spirit. The disciples go to Jerusalem where their Lord had directed them to wait, and then on the day of Pentecost, the Spirit comes ...
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Other than as a memory aid what is the alleged hermeneutical significance of chiastic structure?
Whether or not chiasmus is something intended by an author or whether it is simply serendipity is a question about which there is no settled opinion. People disagree. Some see it everywhere and are ...
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Does the sermon on the mount follow a chiastic structure mapped by the Beatitudes?
Reposted from the Christianity stack exchange site, as off-topic there.
A possible observation I made is that the Beatitudes lay out a map for what follows immediately after in the sermon on the mount,...
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Are Matthew 4:17 and 16:21 intended to provide structure to the gospel?
In the Gospel of Matthew there are two lines that seem to suggest a transition in Jesus' ministry and perhaps add some sort of structure to the gospel as a whole.
The first is in 4:17 after Jesus ...
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Is 1 Corinthians 13:9-12 a literary structure?
KJV 1 Corinthians 13 : 9 - 12
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as ...
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