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Hello, I'm Stewart Fleming. I run Famous Fox Publishing, a small independent publisher of books on biblical exegesis from a conservative Evangelical standpoint which I hope will be interesting and helpful to readers from other traditions and backgrounds also.

• Jonah – a Chiastic Analysis of the First Two Chapters – Part Two

  By stewartfleming on March 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  This article is a continuation of what I hope will be a series of articles exploring the possibility that the first two chapters of Jonah (or, more accurately, Jonah 1:1-3:2) constitute a chiasm. The centre of the proposed chiasm is… Read More ›

• Peace Be Still! – a Surprising Chiasm in Mark Chapters 3-6

  By stewartfleming on February 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  This article is actually one of the chapters from my book Biblical Chiasms in the Interpretation of Scripture (hence the page numbering!) In this article, I start by drawing attention to the known chiasm in Mark chs. 3-6 which has at… Read More ›

• What is the Meaning of Jesus’ Words, “Do Not Cast Your Pearls Before Swine”?

  By stewartfleming on February 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  “Do not give to dogs what is holy, and do not cast your pearls before swine” (Matt. 7:6a) These words from the Sermon on the Mount are puzzling! Jesus has just commanded the disciples not to judge, and yet here… Read More ›

• Jonah – A Chiastic Analysis of the First Two Chapters (Part 1)

  By stewartfleming on February 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  I have been looking at chiastic structures in Jonah, and am currently investigating the possibility that the first two chapters (or more precisely, Jonah 1:1 – 3:2) constitute a fairly large single chiasm. In this first article on this topic,… Read More ›

• The North Galatian Hypothesis – free download of my book on this important topic!

  By stewartfleming on February 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  In an earlier post, I made available the first few chapters of my two volume defence of the North Galatian Hypothesis. I have now made the entire two volumes available, and these can be freely accessed and downloaded below or… Read More ›

• Jonah 1:3-10 – A Chiastic Analysis (Revised Version of this Article!)

  By stewartfleming on January 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  In this post, I would like to suggest that these exciting verses in the Jonah narrative can (and should!) be analysed chiastically. The main article, which is a word document, can be accessed by clicking on the link below. It… Read More ›

• Jonah 1:11-16 (Again!)

  By stewartfleming on December 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  I have been thinking some more about chiastic structures in Jonah 1:11-16, and in particular, I’m putting forward an additional analysis of  verses 14-16. As a result, here is a revised version of the article on this passage that I… Read More ›

• Chiastic Analysis of Jonah 1:16-2:10

  By stewartfleming on December 25, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Continuing the structural analysis of the book of Jonah, here is a chiastic analysis of Jonah 1:16-2:10, the famous passage where Jonah is swallowed by a great fish. The article is in the form of a Word document which can… Read More ›

• Jonah 1:11-16

  By stewartfleming on December 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Continuing our studies in Jonah, here are some attempted analyses of Jonah 1:11-16. This is the passage where the sailors ask Jonah how the sea can be made calm for them. Initially they do not follow Jonah’s drastic instructions, but then,… Read More ›

• Jonah 1:3 – Chiastic Structure

  By stewartfleming on December 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Continuing an occasional series of studies in Jonah, here is an analysis of the structure of Jonah 1:3. It is recognised that Jonah 1:3 constitutes a small chiasm, and this is perhaps a good place to show how structural and… Read More ›