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Bible study tool
http://www.the-boltons.co.uk/ss/
“Whilst it’s easy to find the root of a given word, it’s rather tricky to go in the opposite direction and find words that stem from a given word. This utility searches for words in the other direction “.
Please send me the proposal at [email protected] – for long proposal pdf would be good.
Your research highly inspires me to meditate on the scriptures.
How do I submit a Chiasm I’ve noticed in the text.
Hi Rick, if its small you can send in a commwent. if its large please send to me at [email protected]
Here’s perhaps an interesting one for you. Not so appreciated in the English, but the hebrew structure appears deliberate.
Ps 72:9 Hebrew לפניו קרע ציים ואיביו עפל לחכו note the order different to that of the AV! The verse in itself presents a mini-chiasm:
A Belonging to the face of him
B bowing (to ground)
C the animals of the scorched place
C2 enemies
B2 dust
A2 they shall palate (mouth)
What if we applied this methodology to John 17? Dividing the chapter into 5 sections: (1) J17:1-5 (2) J17:6-10 (3) J17:11-16 (4) J17:17-23 (5) J17:24-26. Maybe that’s why so many people are struggling with understanding this prayer and why Jesus keeps ‘repeating’ themes?
Matthew 6:24
A. No one can serve two masters
B. For either he will hate the one
C. And love the other
C’ or he will be devoted to the one
B’ and despise the other
A’ You cannot serve God and money
Hi I am a Chiasmus Learner can anyone look at these verses from Amos and tell me if I have got the knack? Amos 5v10-12. (From Jewish Study Bible)
A They hate the arbiter in the gate
And detest him whose plea is just
B Because you impose tax on the poor
And exact from him a levy of grain.
C You have built houses of hewn stone
But you shall not live in them
C You have planted delightful vineyards
But shall not drink their wine.
B I have noted how many are your crimes
And countless your sins
You enemies of the righteous ,
A You takers of bribes
You who subvert in the gate
The cause of the needy!
I spotted the repeats of ‘gate’ and ‘shall nots’ My central idea is the wastefulness – the hankering after, doing anything to anyone to get the things that show wealth – smart houses and your own vineyard.