structures addressing repetition curiosities

books:

Man's Eternity: His Journey, His Destiny
Clay Gorton

Maasai Publishing, 2002

Frequently asked questions and answers about the plan of life and salvation and the basic principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Using the Plan of Salvation as an outline, Clay Gorton, author of the popular ASK GRAMPS series, takes the reader on the journey from his pre-mortal birth in the spirit world, to mortality, to the post-mortal spirit world, to his life on earth during the Millenium, and finally to his ultimate destination as an ...

A New Witness for Christ: Chiastic Structures in the Book of Mormon

1 review
H. Clay Gorton

Horizon Pub & Dist Inc, 1997

Well-meaning, but flawed
While one can credit the auhtor for reading the Book of Mormon text carefully to find chiasmus, he does a rather poor job. Firstly, he has no discussion on methodology and the like, instead, he treates chiasmus and chiastic structures as one and the same--they are not, however, contra popular belief among LDS and non-LDS (usually critics) alike. Chiastic structures, which permeate this text, are ...

Ask Gramps: Addressing 101 Everyday Concerns, Curiosities, and Uncertainties of Latter-day Saints

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Clay Gorton

Maasai, Inc., 2001

Old world thought.
"We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God." (Articles of Faith, 9) Having a solid foundation in prophetic guidance and continuing revelation we build the kingdom around the foundation laid by the faithful Saints that have come before us. We read their personal ...

Ask Gramps Vol. 2
Clay Gorton

Brigham Distributing, 2002

The Ask Gramps phenomenon has swept LDS internet circles with tens of thousands of readers worldwide. In his typical direct, easy-to-understand sytle, H. Clay Gorton - Gramps - fields 101 questions that have baffled his readers.

A New Witness for Christ - The Structure of the Chiasmus Comprises Repeated Sets of Identical or Related ...
H. Clay Gorton

Cedar Fort Inc, 1997

Chiasmus is a literary form which is used extensively in the Bible. The structure of the chiasmus comprises repeated sets of identical or related words, phrases or concepts; the second set is a repetition of the first, but is used in inverse order, as A, B - B, A. Matthew 19:30 contains a well-known chiasmus: "But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first." Many chiasma are extensive and involve a central theme as well as ...

Ask Gramps for Teens
Clay Gorton

Brigham Distributing, 2002

A few years ago, when the Internet was a new communication devise, H. Clay Gorton began fielding gospel questions from his teenage grandchildren and answering them by email. Soon, the correspondence spread to others and Ask Gramps became an international LDS phenomenon. Now, Gramps is read by tens of thousands of people. His books are best-sellers, and this volume, especially for teens, covers questions that really are on the minds of LDS ...