The Bible Bunker
The Bible Bunker is a Bible Podcast that we (Zach Anderson and Michael DeMile) started on November 24th, 2021. Our goal with this podcast is to take listeners through different important Biblical principles, and not only teach specific things in/about the Bible, but how to read the Bible and consider it in some ways that most Western Christians aren't used to, but that most Eastern Christians do, which is originally who the Bible was written to. The podcast is free to listen to, and our hope is just to reach as many people as possible with the simple yet complex Word of God. Shalom!
The Bible Bunker
Chiasms in the Bible... what?
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Michael DeMile & Zach Anderson
In America, we read everything in chronological order, and we often make sense of stories by reading in order from beginning to end. Isn't this what everyone does? It makes sense to read something from start to finish!
In Eastern culture and in the Bible, since the beginning of ancient Eastern writings, a very common way to teach about something is to use something called a chiasm.
A chiasm is a pattern of writing that is intended to show you the order regardless of chronology. It can look like a mirror in the text, or a continuous pattern in the text of Scripture.
Confused? Listen to the podcast to learn what a chiasm is, why it's so important in your reading of the Bible, and how you can find it in the Bible!
