Monday, August 6, 2012

Parallelism in Scripture Charts

Here are some useful charts on the parallel structure of Scripture, called Triquad. These charts cover Creation, the 10 Plagues, and Balaam's talking donkey.


The Creation:

Set
A
B
C
Set 1
Day 1 (medium length of text)
Day 2 (short length of text)
Day 3 (Long length of text-“good” is used twice)
Set 2
Day 4 (medium length of text)
Day 5 (short) length of text)
Day 6 (Long length of text-“good” is used twice)
Sabbath

Creation:
Set 1:
Subsection
Day
Event
A
1
Light
B
2
Water and Sky
C
3
Land, Plant, Trees
Set 2:
Subsection
Day
Event
A
4
Luminaries
B
5
Animals for water and sky
C
6
Land animals, humans
Set 3:
Subsection
Day
Event
End
7
Shabbat




 The 10 Plagues:



Set 1:
Plague
Message
Warning
Location
Time
Vehicle
1st—Blood
“You will know that I am HaShem”-Exodus 7:17
Yes
Nile
Morning
Staff
2nd—Frogs
None
No


Staff
3rd—Lice
None
No


Staff
Set 2:
Plague
Message
Warning
Location
Time
Vehicle
4th—Wild Beasts
“You will know that I am HaShem in the midst of the land.”-Exodus 8:18
Yes
Nile
Morning
None
5th—Pestilence
None
No


None
6th—Boils
None
No


None
Set 3:
Plague
Message
Warning
Location
Time
Vehicle
7th—Hail
“You will know that there is none like Me in all the land”-Exodus 9:14
Yes
Nile
Morning
Moses’ hand/staff
8th—Locusts
None
No


Moses’ hand/staff
9th—Darkness
None
no


Moses’ hands
End:
Plague
Message
Warning
Location
Time
Vehicle
10th—Firstborn
“And bring a blessing on Me too”-Exodus 12:32
No

Midnight
None



Balaam and his talking donkey:
Set 1:
Subsection
Donkey
Balaam
A
Sees the angel
Angry at the donkey
B
Sees the angel
Angry at the donkey
C
Sees the angel
Angry—wants to strike the donkey
End
Balaam sees truth that HaShem calls the shots
Set 2:
Subsection
Balaam
Balak
A
Blesses Israel
Angry at Balaam
B
Blesses Israel
Angry at Balaam
C
Blesses Israel
Angry—wants to strike Balaam
End
Balak sees the truth that HaShem calls the shots