An Embedded Chiastic Order in Matthew?
While acknowledging the dangers of looking for book-length chiastic structures, this essay proposes an underlying, albeit nonexhaustive, chiasm running through the Gospel of Matthew. The inverted parallels stand out most prominently in the middle chapters, with the multiplication of loaves, sign of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
[2021]
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 83, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-74 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Matthew
/ I am
/ Chiasm
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
I am
B Matthew B Sea of Galilee B Chiasm B Theophany |
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| Summary: | While acknowledging the dangers of looking for book-length chiastic structures, this essay proposes an underlying, albeit nonexhaustive, chiasm running through the Gospel of Matthew. The inverted parallels stand out most prominently in the middle chapters, with the multiplication of loaves, sign of Jonah, resurrection of John the Baptist, and Elijah motifs. These parallels themselves center on three episodes at the end of chap. 14 and the beginning of chap. 15, each of which is readily identifiable as thematic for Matthew. The first of these episodes (the Sea of Galilee theophany employing the divine name) itself lengthens the chiasm insofar as it ties together the beginning and end of Matthew, wherein the former recalls Isaiah’s designation “God with us” while the latter is reminiscent of Jesus’s declaration “I am with you.” |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2021.0003 |