Alma's use of chiasmus to teach about the Atonement?
submitted by jenniferbaptista
on 05/26/20
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In the Book of Mormon, as Alma testified of the Savior's Atoning sacrifice, he organized his thoughts into a chiasm - a literary pattern where key words, phrases, or ideas are repeated in reverse order. Alma's use of chiasmus makes it clear that Christ’s mortal nature—the “flesh”—was an essential part of His Atonement. Learn more at: bit.ly/know323
