Reli 180 1nd Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. BackgroundII. PeopleIII. The Course of the First Civil WarOutline of Current Lecture I. Ring structureII. CompositionIII. Why the structureIV. examplesCurrent Lecture1. Ring Structure a. Symmetrical compositioni. Short biblical passage from numbers is called a chiasmus, or chiastic compositionb. Why the ring structurei. Memory aid in ancient timesii. Finger rhymes using five steps to make a statement, then five more the elaborate or balance, then bring hands togetheriii. Reading practices using the scroll instead of the book c. Examplesi. Old testamentii. New testamentiii. Homers iliadiv. Chinese literaturev. Rumi’s masnavivi. Pre-islamic Arabic poemsd. Typesi. Simple chiasmus (AB/B’A’)ii. Parallel sequences (ABC/A’B’C’)iii. Mirror construction (ABD/C’B’A’)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.iv. Concentric construction
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