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Paul writes an epistle. Image courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
September 12, 2023
KnoWhy #688; 2 Corinthians 5:19
How Does Paul Use Chiasmus to Teach about Jesus’s Atonement?
3D Rendering of Gold Plates by Laci Gibbs. Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
June 28, 2022
KnoWhy 635; 1 Nephi 1:2
How Does the Book of Mormon Text Reflect a Seventh-Century-BC Israelite Writing Style?
Noah's Offering by Jan van 't Hoff.
February 1, 2022
KnoWhy 629; Genesis 8:1
Why Is the Story of Noah and the Ark So Repetitive?
Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell. Image via LDS Media Library
September 18, 2018
KnoWhy #468; Alma 62:48-49
How Does Chiasmus Teach Us to Reverse the Pride Cycle?
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August 28, 2017
KnoWhy #358; 2 Nephi 11:4
Does Chiasmus Prove Anything about the Book of Mormon?
Alma 36 chiasm by Book of Mormon Central
August 20, 2017
KnoWhy #355; Alma 36:18
What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 3
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August 16, 2017
KnoWhy #353; Mosiah 5:11
How Was Chiasmus Discovered in the Book of Mormon?
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August 14, 2017
KnoWhy #352;
What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 2
Image of the chiasm in Mosiah 5:10-12 by Book of Mormon Central
August 7, 2017
KnoWhy #349; 2 Nephi 25:26
What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 1
Stela from Quirigua from Latin American Studies
July 31, 2017
KnoWhy #346; Alma 29:4
Was Chiasmus Known to Ancient American Writers?
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July 24, 2017
KnoWhy #343; Mosiah 5:11–12
Can Chiasmus Survive Translation?
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July 16, 2017
KnoWhy #340; Alma 34:9
How Did Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Authors Use Chiasmus?
Image by Matthieu Comoy
July 10, 2017
KnoWhy #337; 1 Nephi 19:7
What Counts as Chiasmus?
Brother Joseph by David Lindsley
July 3, 2017
KnoWhy #334; 1 Nephi 3:19
How Much Could Joseph Smith Have Known about Chiasmus in 1829?
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June 21, 2017
KnoWhy #329; Alma 41:10
Why Can Wickedness Never Bring Happiness?
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June 7, 2017
KnoWhy #323; Alma 7:11–13
What Did Alma Reveal about the Savior’s Mission?
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May 24, 2017
KnoWhy #317; Alma 34:9–10
Why Would Mankind “Unavoidably Perish” without the Atonement of Jesus Christ?
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February 6, 2017
KnoWhy #271; 2 Nephi 11:3
Why Did Nephi Use Chiasmus to Testify of Christ?
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January 18, 2017
KnoWhy #263; 1 Nephi 3:7
Why Did Nephi Believe the Lord Would Prepare a Way?
Olmec Heads by Book of Mormon Central
November 21, 2016
KnoWhy #235; Ether 1:16
Why Does the Book of Ether Begin with Such a Long Genealogy?
Oberwinkling St. Wolfgang, Mattana
October 21, 2016
KnoWhy #214; 3 Nephi 20:25
Why Did Jesus Mix Together Micah and Isaiah?
The Sermon on the Mount, Carl Heinrich Bloch.
October 13, 2016
KnoWhy #208; 3 Nephi 16:6
Why is the Sermon at the Temple Echoed throughout the Rest of 3 Nephi?
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August 31, 2016
KnoWhy #177; Helaman 6:10
Why Was Chiasmus Used in Nephite Record Keeping?
The chiasm found in Mosiah 5 by John W. Welch
August 16, 2016
KnoWhy #166; Mosiah 5:10–12
Why Is the Presence of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon Significant?
Last Judgment, Washington DC Temple Mural, Harry Anderson
July 22, 2016
KnoWhy #149; Alma 41:1
Why and How Did Alma Explain the Meaning of the Word "Restoration"?
In Remembrance of Me, Walter Rane. Image via lds.org
July 19, 2016
KnoWhy #146; Alma 38:5
Did Alma Counsel His Sons During the Passover?
"His Father Rejoiced" by Walter Rane
July 15, 2016
KnoWhy #144; Alma 36:21
Why Was Alma Converted?
King Benjamin used the ancient near eastern practice of parallelism in his famous speech. Image via lds.org
April 21, 2016
KnoWhy #83; Mosiah 5:11
Why Did King Benjamin Use Poetic Parallels So Extensively?