Biblical Chiasmus: Exploring Structure for Meaning

In studies of the rhetorical forms present in biblical writings there exists today a certain confusion regarding the way various patterns are identified. Chiasmus should be clearly distinguished from direct, inverted and antithetical parallelism, in order to stress its characteristic focus upon a th...

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Main Author: Breck, John 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1987
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1987, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 70-74
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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