Genesis 1:1-2:3 – Chiasm
A – EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH EMPTY SPACE (Genesis 1:1-2)
Think of this as uncleared land.
B – NEXT, COLLECTION OF MATERIALS (Genesis 1:3-13)
Think of a construction sight with materials cluttering the landscape.
B’ – FOLLOWED BY, USING THE MATERIALS TO CONTRUCT (Genesis 1:14-31)
Think of the materials being hoisted from the ground and taking form.
A’ – ALL IS FINISHED (Genesis 2:1-3)
Think of what happens with the building is finished, people move in.



Perrydox.com is devoted to the pursuit of truth, whether plain or paradoxical, whether simple or sublime, or simply absurd yet absolute.

Comments