Chaismus: Greek, Latin, Hebrew

clayton bartholomew (c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 13:27:34 +0000

I have been studying a 5th cent. (?) Latin creed, Quicunque (Athanasian
Creed) and have noted examples of *chaisumus, patterns of an: A B ... B
A, structure. This pattern appears in Paul' s writings and in the Hebrew
OT. What about Latin? Was this structure used widely in ancient Latin?
If so, was it just a literary device that was floating around in the
ancient Mediterranean and used by everyone?

Clay Bartholomew
Three Tree Point

PostScript

Anyone who would like to read an excellent monograph on Quicunque
(Athanasian Creed) should get their hands on "The Athanasian Creed", by
J.N.D. Kelly, Harper and Row, 1964.