Questions tagged [parallelism]
Parallelism is the dominant feature of Hebrew poetry; questions with this tag have to do with the craft of Hebrew poets.
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Is Matthew 24 arranged as a chiasm or parallel structure?
In Matthew 24 there are two themes that run throughout the narrative one is the destruction of Jerusalem/Temple and the other is the coming of the son of man
Matthew 24:1-2
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Relation between literary parallelism and Jesus
In Judges 3:7-11 (NASB)
7 So the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. 8 Then the anger of the Lord was ...
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Was Ruth barren like Sarai?
In Genesis 16:1-3 (NASB) we read that after 10 years Sarai have Hagar to Abram
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him a child, but she had (B)an Egyptian slave woman whose name was Hagar. 2 So ...
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Is the Sermon on the Mount based on Leviticus?
In Leviticus 19:17 (NASB)
‘You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may certainly rebuke your neighbor, but you are not to incur sin because of him.
Then in Matthew 5:22 (NASB)
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Parallels between Samson and David?
There seems to be some alleged parallels in the following stories of Samson and David.The two figures seem to go through similar situations.All texts from the NIV.
SAMSON
Comes to prominence under ...
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In Matthew 12:10-13, why does Jesus equate a withered (ξηράν) hand (χεῖρα) as a pit (βόθυνον) to be saved from?
We read in Matthew 12:10-13, that Jesus equates having a withered (ξηράν) hand (χεῖρα) to being trapped in a pit (βόθυνον) :
Matthew 12:10-13 [KJV]
[10] And, behold, there was a man which had his ...
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Could the use of strict pattern in Matt 12:33-37 show influence of Greek thought?
In Matthew 12:33-37 ("Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad ...") there are 3 precisely patterned pairs. The pattern in each case consists of 2 ...
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What is meant by the "perfect work" of patience in James 1:4
James Taught:
*James:1.2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
4 But let patience have [its] perfect ...
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The meaning and reference to מוג in Amos 9:13 related to that of Amos 9:5
Comparison of Translations
A number of major translations (KJV, NKJV, ESV, NASB, NIV, YLT) of Amos 9:5 have מוג (mûḡ) translated as "melt," "melts," or "melteth," but I ...
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Do Proverbs 6:16 and Proverbs 30:18 contain a figure of speech? [duplicate]
If you look at Proverbs 6:16 and Proverbs 30:18, they are written in a certain format:
"There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests"
"There are three things that ...
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Meaning of N .. N+1 pattern in Amos, Proverbs, Job and Psalms [duplicate]
In the first couple of chapters of Amos, we see a number of proclamations from God that all begin with (all ESV)
"For three transgressions of [region/group], and for four, I will not revoke the ...
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How should graded numerical parallelism in Hebrew poetry be understood?
In Hebrew poetry, especially proverbs, we see examples of monotonically increasing numbers that set up parallels. For instance Proverbs 30:15 (NJPS):
The leech has two daughters, “Give!” and “Give!...
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