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Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of First Epistle to Timothy
Correspondence table of Pericopes and Literary Structure
Pericope
1
3
1 Warning against false teachers
(
1:1-11
)
1-1
3-1
2 Gratitude for mercy
(
1:12-20
)
1-1
3-1
3 Instructions concerning prayer
(
2:1-15
)
1-1
3-1
4 Qualifications of bishops and deacons
(
3:1-13
)
1-1
3-2
5 False asceticism
(
3:14-4:5
)
1-1
3-2
6 A good minister of Jesus Christ
(
4:6-16
)
1-1
3-2
7 Duties toward believers
(
5:1-6:2
)
1-1
3-3
8 False teaching and true riches
(
6:3-10
)
1-1
3-3
9 The good fight of faith
(
6:11-21
)
1-1
3-3
Citations of the Bible are from New American Bible, New Revised Standard Version and New Jerusalem Bible.
Literary Structure of the Bible
by
Hajime Murai
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.
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