Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Article Title
Chiasmus Bibliography Marks Thirty Years of Research
Keywords
John W. Welch, chiasmus, ancient literature, Book of Mormon studies, Chiasmus Bibliography
Abstract
As a missionary in Germany in 1967, John W. Welch, along with his companion, attended a theological lecture in which the professor explained chiasmus, a kind of literary parallelism prevalent in the Bible. Soon thereafter Welch was the first person to discover superb examples of chiasmus in the Book of Mormon, a strong indication of that record's ancient and artistic composition. Bringing this to the professor's attention, Welch was unceremoniously dismissed. But the response a few months later from a Jesuit priest who was an authority on the subject was encouraging, even prophetic: "You are very fortunate. I think you have found your life's work."
Recommended Citation
(1999)
"Chiasmus Bibliography Marks Thirty Years of Research,"
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 19:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol19/iss2/4