A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew the climax is Jesus question to the scribes and Pharisees, “You brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?” (Matt 23:33). 23:29-35,
The Chiasm of Matthew 23:29-35
About the Author: Mike Rusten
Mike Rusten grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. God drew him to himself at a Billy Graham crusade when Mike was a junior high boy, and life was never to be the same. He graduated from Princeton University where he was president of the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship. Read More ...
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