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Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of Epistle to the Hebrews
Correspondence table of Pericopes and Literary Structure
Pericope
1
4
1 God has spoken by his son
(
1:1-14
)
1-1
4-1
2 Warning to pay attention
(
2:1-18
)
1-1
4-1
3 Moses a servant, Christ a son
(
3:1-6
)
1-1
4-1
4 Warning against unbelief
(
3:7-19
)
1-1
4-1
5 The rest that God promised
(
4:1-13
)
1-1
4-1
4-2
6 Jusus the great high priest
(
4:14-5:10
)
1-1
4-2
7 Warning against falling away
(
5:11-6:12
)
1-1
4-2
8 The certainty of God's promise
(
6:13-7:10
)
1-1
4-2
9 The priestly order of Melchizedek
(
7:11-28
)
1-1
4-2
4-3
10 Mediator of a better covenant
(
8:1-13
)
1-1
4-3
11 The earthly and the heavenly sanctuaries
(
9:1-22
)
1-1
4-3
12 Christ's sacrifice takes away sin
(
9:23-28
)
1-1
4-3
13 Christ's sacrifice once for all
(
10:1-18
)
1-1
4-3
4-4
14 A call to persevere
(
10:19-39
)
1-1
4-4
15 Faith
(
11:1-40
)
1-1
4-4
16 Warning against rejecting God's grace
(
12:1-29
)
1-1
4-4
17 Service well-pleasing to God
(
13:1-25
)
1-1
4-4
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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