How Much Was Known about Chiasmus in 1829 When the Book of Mormon Was Translated?

Title	How Much Was Known about Chiasmus in 1829 When the Book of Mormon Was Translated?
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2003
Authors	Welch, John W.
Journal	The FARMS Review
Volume	15
Issue	1
Pagination	47-80
Keywords	Chiasmus; Parallelism; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Structure
Abstract	Welch shares his study of chiasmus in ancient texts. He states that Joseph Smith knew nothing of chiasmus when he was translating the Book of Mormon. Even so, Welch researches how much the scholars of 1829 knew about chiasmus to show that Joseph could not have intentionally incorporated chiasmus into his own writing.
URL	https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol15/iss1/7

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