In this post I discuss a third chiasm in 1 Sam 13-14. Like the first two, it is set within the context of a battle between Israel and the Philistines, with each chiasm giving a different thematic perspective of the battle. The previous chiasm presented a tense military situation for Israel who was armed onlyContinue reading “Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 3 of 3”
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Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 1
The previous three blogs looked at story trellises in 1 Samuel 13-14. This next set will focus on three chiasms in the same chapters that overlap the texts of the story trellises. In order to post these blogs quickly, I will keep the discussion to a minimum and let the tables carry the weight ofContinue reading “Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 1”
The Decline of Saul – Part 1
The last chapter of Makhashabah: Patterns in Ruth shows a pair of story trellises arranged in a chiasm that spans the entire book of Ruth. The book of 1 Samuel features a different arrangement of story trellises: a cluster. A cluster of three story trellises in 1 Samuel 13-14 launches the story of the declineContinue reading “The Decline of Saul – Part 1”
Makhashabah: Patterns in 1 Samuel 