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PHall | June 5, 2025
An interesting aspect of chiasms is sometimes you can take the corresponding parts, group them together, and the message still makes sense. For example, Titus 3:4-5: A – (4) But when the goodness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, B – (5) He saved us — C – not by works […]
PHall | November 12, 2020
Finding chiasms is not an exact science of simply finding repeated words in opposite sections. This makes it more confusing and people doubt it veracity thinking all the different chiastic structures show there actually is no chiastic structure. Chiasms involve word repetition, but is also an art. The first example listed below follows strictly the […]
PHall | May 20, 2017
John 1:1-2 – Notice two things: 1) The order of the words in Greek is different than in English which lends itself to an interesting chiasm. 2) While we normally quote just 1:1 as a complete thought, the chiastic order suggests v.2 should be included. A – In (the) beginning was the Word B – […]
PHall | April 24, 2017
One of the arguments made against baptism being the “when” one receives God’s grace is that the “order” of Hear, Believe, Repent, Confess, and Baptism is not set in scripture. For example, Mark 1:15 is cited where repent is listed before believe: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent […]