Chiasm in Matt 7:6?

From: Andrew Kulikovsky (anku@celsiustech.com.au)
Date: Mon Dec 08 1997 - 02:20:03 EST


Carl and Jonathan,

I always understood chiasm as a rhetorical device used by the author to
emphasize a point, which is usually set in the centre of the chiasm.
However, in this case there seems to be no logical focus on a central
point - so I would doubt whether this really is a chiasm...

When we read "The sabbath was not made for man but man for the sabbath",
it is obvious that man is the focus here (the context also suggests this
is the case).

I have Nils Lund's book on chiasm at home - I'll have a look at what he
says - although I know others have suggested Lund has a tendency to see
chiasm that is not there.

cheers,
Andrew

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