The Birth of John the Baptist
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| The Birth of John the Baptist | |
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| Luke 1:57 - 80 | |
| Super-section | Jesus and John the Baptist |
| Contrasts | The Birth of Jesus Christ |
| Form | chiasm, 8-parts |
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child (59a)
- A. the time came, neighbors (57-58)
- B. they called the faithless man (59b)
- C. she said John (60)
- D. they to her, called (61)
- D' they to him, called (62)
- C' he said John (63a)
- C. she said John (60)
- B' they wondered at the faithful man (63b)
- B. they called the faithless man (59b)
- A' the miracle came, neighbors (64-65a)
- lines paralleling other sections (65b-67)
- Zechariah's Prophecy (68-79)
child (80)