Tag: parallelism
Janus Parallelism in Alma 32 and 33?
Alma uses the verb “spring” in an interesting way in his sermon to the Zoramites in Alma 32 and 33: But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the…
Four Types of Chiasmus in Deuteronomy and Jeremiah, with Implications for the Book of Mormon
Students of biblical literature and of the Book of Mormon can now access an important new volume on chiasmus, Chiasmus: The State of the Art, just published as a special…
Out of the Best Books: Donald Parry’s Valuable Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon
If you don’t have this book already, I recommend that you download (for free!) one of the best tools for study of the Book of Mormon, Donald W. Parry’s Poetic…
Janus Parallelism: Book of Mormon Hints? Part 4
As an addendum to the Janus parallelism issues recently raised here (see “Janus Parallelism in the Hebrew Bible: Could It Also Be in the Book of Mormon?” and “Janus Parallelism,…
Janus Parallelism: Book of Mormon Hints? Part 3
In Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at a total of 7 possibilities for Janus parallelism in the Book of Mormon, relying primarily on examples identified by Scott Noegel…
Janus Parallelism: Book of Mormon Hints? Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at some tentative possibilities for Janus parallelism in the Book of Mormon, drawing upon examples identified by Scott Noegel in his masterful work, Janus Parallelisms…
Janus Parallelism: Book of Mormon Hints? Part 1
In my previous post on Janus parallelism in the Hebrew Bible, I noted that if this poetical technique were used by any Book of Mormon authors, it would be very…
Janus Parallelism in the Hebrew Bible: Could It Also Be in the Book of Mormon?
One of the most interesting books that I have read recently is Scott B. Noegel’s excellent research work, Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job (Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Academic Press,…
Dusting Off the Chiasmus in Alma 36: The “Loose” Parts May Have More Structure Than We Thought
Part 3 of my series on dust-related themes in the Book of Mormon has just published: “‘Arise from the Dust’: Insights from Dust-Related Themes in the Book of Mormon (Part…
One of the Best Free Books Ever: Donald R. Parry, Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon: The Complete Text Reformatted
For those interested in evaluating the literary power or the Book of Mormon, or those wishing to better understand the artistry of the text, there’s a remarkable free book online…
