2007-02-28 12:11:43 · 4 answers · asked by Knight 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a middle Eastern literary device where statements, themes, or words are stated in one order, and then they are reversed in nearly the same way of speaking. It's kind of like a diamond poem, if you have ever written those in school. For example (this isn't an exact quote, just an example)
God is good (a)
God is our Father (b)
Our Father is God (b)
How good is God. (a)
So that is just a simple example. They are also called a "chiasmus" by the way. You can find them in the Psalms in the Bible and in many other books, and as a Mormon I have found a lot in the Book of Mormon. It's a great way to determine whether or not religious books have been written by people with literary training and customs from the Middle East.
2007-02-28 13:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok I don't know about the religious chiasm, but if I had to guess, it's a cross. The optic chiasm in the brain is where nerve fibers from the left and right eyes cross before terminating in opposite parts of the visual cortex (in the back of the brain).
2007-02-28 12:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by lotusmoon01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A chiasm is a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
2007-02-28 12:16:47 · answer #3 · answered by Malcolm D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something found, presumably, in a dictionary.
2007-02-28 12:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋