Keywords
chiastic structuring, large texts, 2 Nephi, Book of Mormon
Abstract
In this important paper, Noel Reynolds extends his 1980 argument for the chiastic structure of 1 Nephi to demonstrate that 2 Nephi can be seen as a matching structure with a similar nature. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that chiasmus is not a phenomenon that confines itself to the details of words and phrases at the level of scriptural verses but can extend to much larger units of meaning, allowing the rhetorical beauty and emphasis of their overall messages to shine more brilliantly when they are considered as purposefully crafted wholes.
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Noel B.
(2020)
"Chiastic Structuring of Large Texts: Second Nephi as a Case Study1,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 41, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol41/iss1/13
