The X-Files

The X-Files are seminal studies regarding chiasmus. Chiasmus is concentric parallelism whereby an author shapes his literary work to accentuate the main idea or theme he wishes to convey and be remembered by his readers.

Reference	Title and Link
Various	Chiasmus: An Important Structural Device
Genesis 1:1--2:3	Literary Analysis of Genesis 1:1--2:3
Genesis 26:34--28:9	Deception for the Blessing
Genesis 37:2b-11	Literary Analysis of Genesis 37:2b-11
Genesis 46:31--47:27	Literary Analysis of Genesis 46:31--47:27
Genesis 47:28--48:22	Literary Analysis of Genesis 47:28--48:22
Genesis 49:1-33	Literary Analysis of Genesis 49:1-33
Genesis 50:1-26	Literary Analysis of Genesis 50:1-26
Leviticus 24:10-23	The Name of the LORD: A Sacred Trust
Deuteronomy 1:19-46	Literary Analysis of Deuteronomy 1:19-46
1 Samuel -- 1 Kings 2:46	The Literary Design of 1 Samuel -- 1 Kings 2
1 Samuel 1:1-2	Faith and Dedication
1 Samuel 1:3-8	Yearly Worship and Despair at Shiloh
The Book of Esther	A Structural Reading of Esther
Ezekiel 36:22-32	Literary Structure of Ezekiel 36:22-32
Daniel 1:1--12:13	Outline of Daniel
Daniel 1:1-21	Chiasmus of Daniel 1:1-21
Amos 5:18--6:14	Great Ends of the Church: God's Justice and Our Commitments
Jonah 1:1--4:11	Literary Analysis of Jonah 1:1--4:11
Matthew 15:1-20	An Exploration of Matthew 15:1-20
Matthew 19:23--20:16	An Exploration of Matthew 19:23--20:16
Gospel of Mark	Scriptural Schemes: The ABCBAs of Biblical Writing
Gospel of Mark	Crucified Son of Man or Mighty One?
Luke 15:1-32	The Rhetorical Structure of Luke 15
Luke 24:13-35	The Journey to Emmaus
John 12:20-36	Jesus' Call to Christian Living in the Center of John's Gospel
John 13 and Mark 14	Participating in Jesus' Example
Acts 2:1-21	The Two Miracles of Pentecost
1 Corinthians 12--14	The Rhetorical Argument Structure of 1 Corinthians 12--14
1 Corinthians 15:1-58	Rhetorical Analysis of 1 Corinthians 15
Hebrews 7:1-10	Melchizedek: One Like the Son of God
1 John 1:1--5:21	Literary Structure of 1 John 1:1--5:21

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