tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562326053379517826.post1050952770382578210..comments2023-05-17T19:13:37.345+08:00Comments on Equip Academy: Isaiah makes his main message in the story of HezekiahSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13071911265430519926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562326053379517826.post-13695893361564147052011-06-26T23:13:09.200+08:002011-06-26T23:13:09.200+08:00Hi Amy,
The A B B A A B B A ... pattern is anothe...Hi Amy,<br /><br />The A B B A A B B A ... pattern is another common form of chiastic structure, although it won't form a ring composition. It provides for both contrast and reinforcement of the ideas presented in the A and B sections.<br /><br />The second rhetorical scheme you mention is actually called "Parallelism", so you almost guessed it. According to Corbett & Connors, parallelism is "similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, or clauses". The Biblical example I had noted was Exodus 20:4:<br /><i>You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything<br />in heaven above<br />or on the earth beneath<br />or in the waters below.</i><br /><br />A particular example of parallelism is "Isocolon" "where the elements are similar not only in structure but in length". That is, similar in number of words and even number of syllables.<br />eg Philippians 4:8, which is also an example of Anaphora, a very common rhetorical device in the NT, the "repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses."<br /><br />Parallelism and Isocolon are used a lot in Proverbs as well.<br /><br />I have loved reading through a section of <i>Classical Rhetoric</i> and then opening my Bible to find examples of each of the schemes I have just read about. It has opened my eyes to the beauty of Biblical language.<br /><br />xtxSharonSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071911265430519926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562326053379517826.post-90213140880280034112011-06-26T04:36:55.256+08:002011-06-26T04:36:55.256+08:00Sharon,
Thanks for teaching me about chiastic stru...Sharon,<br />Thanks for teaching me about chiastic structure. I love that sort of thing; it really enriches Scripture to uncover patterns such as this. <br /><br />I've been memorizing Isaiah 55 and as you know, there is no better way to meditate on text than to memorize it. In verses 6-9 Isaiah contrasts man's ways and thoughts to the Lord's ways and thoughts. The pattern is...<br /><br />way<br />thoughts<br />thoughts<br />ways<br />ways<br />thoughts<br /><br />I don't know that it means anything, but it is interesting. :)<br /><br />Do you remember what the name is for the Hebrew poetic device of restating an idea in a parallel way? It is common in the Psalms, but I also see it in Isaiah.<br /><br />e.g. Is. 55:10-11<br />For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth,<br />making it bring forth and sprout,<br />giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,<br />so shall my word be that comes out from my mouth;<br />it shall not return to me empty,<br />but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,<br />and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.Mrs. Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164426014157039784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562326053379517826.post-73830409820940688232011-06-25T15:25:32.188+08:002011-06-25T15:25:32.188+08:00Moving on to read ch 40 I noticed how it echoes ch...Moving on to read ch 40 I noticed how it echoes chapter 35:<br /><br />35:8-10 The Way of Holiness is paralleled in 40:3-5 Prepare a way for the LORD.<br /><br />35:5-7 God brings new life --- 40:6-8 Human life is fragile<br /><br />35:3-4 Say 'your God will come' --- 40:9-10 Lift up your voice... See, the Sovereign LORD comes.<br /><br />35:1-2 --- 40:11 Blessings<br /><br />34:16-17 --- 40:12-13 The LORD is SovereignSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071911265430519926noreply@blogger.com