Chiasm

Definition

An organizing device that arranges items in an a, b, b, a pattern, such as light and darkness, darkness and light.

Episodes

Biblical References

  • Romans 5:12-21 — So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned— for before the law was given, sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin…
  • Galatians 5:13-6:2 — For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law can be summed up in a single…