In this article, I attempt to show that there is a pattern or structure to Jesus’ six sea journeys across the Sea of Galilee recorded in Mark’s Gospel. This pattern includes not just the geographical aspects of the journeys themselves,… Read More ›
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Acts Ch. 2 – A Structural Analysis
The momentous events of the Day of Pentecost are described in Acts Ch. 2. In this article, I attempt a structural analysis of the chapter. I hope you will find the article interesting, and welcome any comments and corrections. The… Read More ›
The Role of Women in 1 Timothy 2:9-15 – a Chiastic Analysis
This article is Part 1 of what I hope will be a two part article looking at 1 Timothy 2:1-15 – a section of Scripture which includes the topics of praying for our rulers and the role of women- including… Read More ›
Mustard Seed Faith – is it Big Faith or Little Faith?
In Matthew 17:20 and Luke 17:6 Jesus refers to “faith as a grain of mustard” – or ” faith as a mustard seed” and in both cases, Jesus describes great results which follow on from such faith. Most commentators… Read More ›
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit: an Intertextual Reading of Mark 9:14-29 and the Golden Calf Incident in Exodus Ch. 32
Many commentators have noticed a similarity between Jesus’ return from the Mount of Transfiguration and Moses’ return from Mount Sinai with the 10 Commandments. In both cases there is a chaotic scene of failure which Jesus and Moses resolve. In… Read More ›
Structural Analysis of Galatians Chapter 6
The following article originally appeared in a 2012 edition of the magazine Bible Study . . and how!! In this article, I try to show how the various linear and chiastic structures that Paul employs in Galatians Ch. 6 serve… Read More ›
Christ in Genesis Chs. 1-2 and John 1:1-2:11
A recent video by Alastair Roberts looks at the likelihood of a “creation week” at the start of John’s Gospel which “tracks” the creation week at the start of Genesis, and thus links the new creation in Christ with the… Read More ›
Some Chiastic Structures in Luke Ch. 4 – Part 5 (Conclusion).
In this final article on chiastic structures in Luke Ch. 4, I offer a few further suggestions for how the events here can be seen as linked together within the chapter as well as suggesting links between the events in… Read More ›
Some Chiastic Structures in Luke Ch. 4 – Part 4.
In this article, I put forward a second structural analysis of Luke 4:16-30. In this analysis, I think the main “theme” is the rejection by the people of Nazareth, not only of Jesus himself, but of the blessings which He… Read More ›
Some Chiastic structures in Luke Ch. 4 – Part 3
In this article, I attempt to build on the work of the previous articles in this series and present the first of two possible analyses of Luke 4:16-30 – the account of Jesus’ visit to his hometown of Nazareth. I… Read More ›
