Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon: The Complete Text Reformatted Cover
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Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon The Complete Text Reformatted

Donald W Parry

The Book of Mormon is filled with parallelisms, a form of ancient poetry. The poetic patterns serve, as they do in the Bible, to structure and emphasize messages, define and expand them, and make them more memorable. One form of parallelism,

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The book details poetic parallelisms in the Book of Mormon. It was mentioned that Mosiah 11 verses 20 through 25 are a beautiful chiasmus.

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And I think it's significant in Don Perry's book entitled Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon. He shows that Mosiah 11, 20 through 25 is a beautiful chiasmus with the center point, which remembe...

— Episode: Mosiah 11-17 Part 1 • Dr. Ryan Sharp • M...

Episode: Mosiah 11-17 Part 1 • Dr. Ryan Sharp • May 13-19 •...

The book details poetic parallelisms in the Book of Mormon. It was mentioned that Mosiah 11 verses 20 through 25 are a beautiful chiasmus.

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And I think it's significant in Don Perry's book entitled Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon. He shows that Mosiah 11, 20 through 25 is a beautiful chiasmus with the center point, which remember is that primary message being repent and turn to the Lord. And that is at the heart of Abinadi's message, really on both visits, but especially pronounced here on his first visit.

Episode: Mosiah 11-17 Part 1 • Dr. Ryan Sharp • May 13-19 •...

Don Perry's book Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon was mentioned as an example of a chiasmus in the Book of Mormon.

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And I think it's significant in Don Perry's book entitled Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon. He shows that Mosiah 11, 20 through 25 is a beautiful chiasmus with the center point, which remember is that primary message being repent and turn to the Lord.

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