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Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of the Bible

Introduction

What is literary structure?
How to analyze literary structure?
Explanation about Parallel Literary Structure (Revised presentation slide at Society of Biblical Literature 2010)
Frequently Asked Questions

Literary structures between the books of the Bible

Literary structure between Gospel of Luke and Acts (Updated 2016/6/29)

Regular parallel literary structure composed of chiastic and concentric structure

Old TestamentNew TestamentApocrypha
Book of Genesis (Updated 2016/1/14)
Book of Exodus (Updated 2018/2/8)
Book of Leviticus (Updated 2015/1/22)
Book of Numbers (Updated 2015/7/14)
Book of Deuteronomy (Updated 2015/7/15)
Book of Joshua (Updated 2015/2/12)
Book of Judges (Updated 2015/7/16)
Book of Ruth (Updated 2015/2/17)
Books of Samuel (Updated 2015/8/26)
Books of Kings (Updated 2016/1/15)
Books of Chronicles (Updated 2018/2/4)
Book of Ezra and Nehemiah (Updated 2015/7/17)
Book of Esther (Updated 2015/8/27)
Book of Job (Updated 2015/3/11)
Psalms (Updated 2015/3/17)
Book of Proverbs (Updated 2015/9/28)
Ecclesiastes (Updated 2015/9/11)
Song of Songs (Updated 2015/9/25)
Book of Isaiah (Updated 2015/7/21)
Book of Jeremiah (Updated 2015/7/23)
Book of Lamentations (Updated 2015/3/28)
Book of Ezekiel (Updated 2015/8/28)
Book of Daniel (Updated 2015/3/29)
Book of Hosea (Updated 2015/9/11)
Book of Joel (Updated 2015/9/11)
Book of Amos (Updated 2015/9/11)
Book of Obadiah (Updated 2015/9/25)
Book of Jonah (Updated 2015/3/29)
Book of Micah (Updated 2015/9/25)
Book of Nahum (Updated 2015/3/30)
Book of Habakkuk (Updated 2015/3/31)
Book of Zephaniah (Updated 2015/3/31)
Book of Haggai (Updated 2015/3/31)
Book of Zechariah (Updated 2015/3/31)
Book of Malachi (Updated 2015/9/25)
Gospel of Matthew (Updated 2014/6/16)
Gospel of Mark (Updated 2014/7/14)
Gospel of Luke (Updated 2014/7/9)
Gospel of John (Updated 2017/10/11)
Acts of the Apostles (Updated 2016/6/28)
Epistle to the Romans (Updated 2015/10/3)
First Epistle to the Corinthians (Updated 2015/9/29)
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Updated 2015/10/2)
Epistle to the Galatians (Updated 2015/9/29)
Epistle to the Ephesians (Updated 2015/9/29)
Epistle to the Philippians (Updated 2014/8/24)
Epistle to the Colossians (Updated 2015/10/3)
First Epistle to the Thessalonians (Updated 2014/8/25)
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (Updated 2014/8/25)
First Epistle to Timothy (Updated 2015/9/29)
Second Epistle to Timothy (Updated 2014/8/25)
Epistle to Titus (Updated 2014/8/25)
Epistle to Philemon (Updated 2018/2/1)
Epistle to the Hebrews (Updated 2014/8/25)
Epistle of James (Updated 2015/9/30)
First Epistle of Peter (Updated 2014/8/26)
Second Epistle of Peter (Updated 2014/8/26)
First Epistle of John (Updated 2015/10/5)
Second Epistle of John (Updated 2015/9/29)
Third Epistle of John (Updated 2014/8/26)
Epistle of Jude (Updated 2015/9/29)
Book of Revelation (Updated 2016/1/15)
Book of Tobit (Updated 2015/4/20)
Book of Judith (Updated 2015/4/20)
Book of Esther in Greek (Updated 2015/4/21)
Book of Maccabees 1 (Updated 2015/4/22)
Book of Maccabees 2 (Updated 2015/5/1)
Book of Widsom (Updated 2015/4/22)
Book of Sirach (Updated 2015/5/1)
Book of Baruch (Updated 2015/4/26)
Letter of Jeremiah (Updated 2015/4/26)
Book of Ezra in Greek (Updated 2015/5/1)
Book of Ezra in Latin (Updated 2015/4/28)
Prayer of Manasseh (Updated 2015/4/28)

Citations of the Bible are from New American Bible and New Revised Standard Version