Chiasmus in the New Testament: A Study in FormgeschichteUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1942 - 428 pages This study is devoted to the tracing of the Hebrew literary influence of the Greek text of the New Testament. It discusses specifically one form, the extensive use of the inverted order called chiasmus, a form that seems to be a part of Hebrew thought itself, whether in poetry or in prose. Originally published in 1942. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
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Page 75
... divine will is to " walk in his paths , " and , by way of contrast , a life of disobedience is to " destroy the way of thy paths . " The law of distribution at the extremes and at the centre makes the writer repeat in the centre such ...
... divine will is to " walk in his paths , " and , by way of contrast , a life of disobedience is to " destroy the way of thy paths . " The law of distribution at the extremes and at the centre makes the writer repeat in the centre such ...
Page 106
... divine blessing is again taken up in the last half of the strophe and gone over in a triple statement , " He will ... divine names in C , but in C ' they are placed mostly in the first half of the strophe . The psalm ends in jubilant ...
... divine blessing is again taken up in the last half of the strophe and gone over in a triple statement , " He will ... divine names in C , but in C ' they are placed mostly in the first half of the strophe . The psalm ends in jubilant ...
Page 126
... divine favor can make man's labor a success . Thus the two extreme strophes are made to converge in the central strophe . The children of men are mentioned in AA ' . Strophes BB ' show a chiastic arrangement of their lines as indicated ...
... divine favor can make man's labor a success . Thus the two extreme strophes are made to converge in the central strophe . The children of men are mentioned in AA ' . Strophes BB ' show a chiastic arrangement of their lines as indicated ...
Contents
The Study of Form | 3 |
Preliminary Survey | 30 |
The Old Testament | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Chiasmus in the New Testament: A Study in the Form and Function of Chiastic ... Nils Wilhelm Lund No preview available - 1992 |
Chiasmus in the New Testament: A Study in Formgeschichte Nils Wilhelm Lund No preview available - 2013 |
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alternating arrangement beast Book of Revelation central line central panel central section centre chapter chiasmus chiastic form chiastic structure Christ Christian church Common Source conclusion counterpart couplets dealing described discourse discussed divine earth epistles of Paul expressed faith Father four frame-passages gifts gospel gospel of Matthew Greek hand hath heaven Hebrew ideas indicate introduced Israel Jesus Jewish Johannes Weiss Judaism judgment last line literary pattern liturgical Lord Luke material Matt Matthew observed occurs Old Testament original outline parallel passage Paul's Pauline epistles Pharisees phrases poem prayer present principle prophecy prophets psalm quatrains reader recur reference regard scene series of Seven Seven Angels Seven Seals similar Spirit statement strophes style symbolic symmetry thee things thou throne tion tongues triplet Trumpet verb verse voice whole words writer Yahweh