The central theme of Alma's chapter 36 chiasmus is the atoning power of the Savior. Chiasmus focuses readers on important doctrine. It's only through Christ that peace and forgiveness and grace are extended. 1/

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Further, all of 2 Nephi possesses chiastic organization in its structure. The book feels haphazard, but it's intricately planned. The chapter headings for the Isaiah section make this clear as day. And the central message is Christ. 2/

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The entirety of Mosiah is structured similarly. Its crowning moment is Abinadi's testimony before earthly tribunals and witnessing of the Savior. Abinadi is a type of Christ, and Mosiah tracks the people up to and after his sermon. 3/

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If you find the 'middle' chapter of the Book of Mormon or the 'middle' page, you land in the Ammon/Aaron missionary period, where they enter into an unbelieving people are preach the Gospel as Jesus did. 4/

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Finally, some who study the #BookofMormon find the overall work to be chiastic with the central message targeting Alma 34:8-9 which pleads for the reader to grasp the necessity for Christ's atonement. Could there be a better theme for this other Testament of Jesus Christ? 6/
Chiasmus is found with other messages throughout scripture, and not all hover over the atonement, but they suggest a purposeful and focused Hebrew writing style that functions as the key on a map. End/

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