One of the frequent comments about this verse is that it doesn’t appear to fit very well in the context of the surrounding verses: it appears to be an intrusion into the flow of Paul’s thought in this part of… Read More ›
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If A Man will Not Work, Let Him Not Eat!
These well-known and striking words, found in 2 Thess. 3:10, have been widely used (and perhaps even more widely mis-used!) in practical theology. It is not the primary purpose of this article however, to attempt to apply this injunction to Christians… Read More ›
The 153 Fishes and Solomon’s Temple – an Inter-textual Reading
This article is actually chapter 3 of my book Chiastic Structures in the Interpretation of Scripture. The article is a Word document and can be accessed below or from the Articles page of this website. In his Gospel, John makes many… Read More ›
A “Timeline” for Jonah Chapter 2 (Jonah’s “Psalm”)
Jonah chapter 2 is basically the prayer that Jonah says from the belly of the great fish. In it he “rehearses” to Yahweh the events that have led up to his rescue. Now some of these events were things that he… Read More ›
What is the Meaning of Jesus’ Words, “Do Not Cast Your Pearls Before Swine”?
“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)
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 ›
Jonah 1:3-10 – A Chiastic Analysis (Revised Version of this Article!)
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 ›
Chiastic Analysis of Jonah 1:16-2:10
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
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
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 ›
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