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Criteria for Identifying the Presence of Chiasmus
Title
Criteria for Identifying the Presence of Chiasmus
Publication Type
Report
Year of Publication
1989
Authors
Welch, John W. (Primary)
Institution
FARMS
City
Provo, UT
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Abstract
John Welch argues that all possible chiasms are not equal. It is necessary for commentators on the Bible and other texts to recognize that degrees of chiasticity exist from one text to the next. To further that end, Welch proposes fifteen criteria for appraising examples of chiasmus in literature.
Subject Keywords
Parallelism
Chiasmus
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