Book of Mormon Central just posted a new article and summary video thereof on the topic of Chiasmus:
What Counts As Chiasmus?
It is a very good caution between two all-too-common extremes: a simplistic dismissal of any evidence of intentional chiasmus in the Book of Mormon by many critics and, on the other end, a "chiasmania" where anything and everything is labelled as "chiasmus" (for an unfortunate volume that exemplifies this, see H. Clay Gorton, A New Witness for Christ: Chiastic Structures in the Book of Mormon [Horizon, 1997]).
What Counts As Chiasmus?
It is a very good caution between two all-too-common extremes: a simplistic dismissal of any evidence of intentional chiasmus in the Book of Mormon by many critics and, on the other end, a "chiasmania" where anything and everything is labelled as "chiasmus" (for an unfortunate volume that exemplifies this, see H. Clay Gorton, A New Witness for Christ: Chiastic Structures in the Book of Mormon [Horizon, 1997]).
