Re: Chiasm in Matt 7:6?

From: Mark O'Brien (markus@upnaway.com)
Date: Mon Dec 08 1997 - 12:25:00 EST


At 07:43 AM 12/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
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>Unfortunately, they don't really tell me how I can know that this is an
>example of chiasm. It seems to me that the non-chiasm reading makes perfect
>sense - what should tip me off to the chiasm? Or is this really chiasm?

Grammatically, I don't see anything that would tip you off. However,
unless you happen to have had experience with pigs attacking you, I guess
you would be inclined to consider this last portion as referring to the
dogs. (Of course, a wild boar/warthog might be a different thing... this
may call for an indepth study of the characteristics of ancient Palestinian
pigs... <G>)

M.

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"When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it
means."
                -- Brother William of Baskerville
                        (Umberto Eco, "The Name of the Rose")
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Rev. Mark B. O'Brien
Assoc. Pastor, Subiaco Church of Christ, Western Australia
Lecturer, South Perth Christian College, Western Australia

markus@upnaway.com



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