Saturday, July 5, 2008

Proposed Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon

















































































































































































































































































































































































































































Reference



Description



Depth



Center



Source



1 Nephi 1:1-3



Record written in Egyptian language, but using learning of the Jews



4



1



Parry*



1 Nephi
1:15-18



 



5



2



Parry



1 Nephi 1:20 – 2:1



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi 2:2-4



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi 2:5



 



4



1



Parry



1 Nephi
2:11-12



 



5



2



Parry



1 Nephi 3:3-12



 



7



2



Parry



1 Nephi
3:16-22



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi 4:5-24



 



6



2



Parry



1 Nephi 4:32



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
4:33-35



 



6



2



Parry



1 Nephi 4:38-
5:6



 



6



2



Parry



1 Nephi 5:7-9



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi
5:14-16



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
5:17-20



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi 6:1-2



 



4



1



Parry



1 Nephi 7:3-5



 



5



1



Parry



1 Nephi 7:13



 



3



1



Parry



1 Nephi
7:16-19



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 8:8-9



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
8:10-12



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi
8:22-23



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi 9:3-5



 



2



1



Parry



1 Nephi 11:11



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
11:16-22



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi 11:32



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
11:34-35



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 12:19



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
13:16-19



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 13:26



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
13:29-30



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi
13:39-42



 



8



2



Parry



1 Nephi 13:42



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 13:42



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
14:15-16



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi
14:20-25



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi 15:7-12



 



5



2



Parry



1 Nephi 15:24



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi 15:25



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
15:33-35



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi 16:1-3



 



5



2



Parry



1 Nephi
16:13-14



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi
16:28-29



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi 17:7



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 17:13



 



3



2



Parry



1 Nephi
17:18-19



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi 17:31



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 17:38



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 17:46



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
17:48-52



 



5



2



Parry



1 Nephi 18:24



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
19:13-14



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi 20:21



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 21:1



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi 21:11



 



2



2



Parry



1 Nephi
21:24-25



 



3



1



Parry



1 Nephi 22:1-3



 



4



2



Parry



1 Nephi 22:25



 



2



2



Parry



3 Nephi 1:15-19



Prophesied sign given of Savior's birth



3



2



Self



Ether 4:14-15



Great and marvelous things held back from House of Israel until they believe



3



3



Self





* "Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon", Donald W. Parry

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