BYU Library - Special Collections

Contains correspondence regarding John Welch's research on chiasmus. Includes letters, faxes, and emails from scholars, readers, class members, and publishers to and from Welch. Dated 1967-2011.

Contains John W. Welch's incoming correspondence. In this collection of correspondence, it contains emails and letters on chiasms both in scripture and in antiquity, outlines for scriptural works such as the Psalms, bibliographies, conference handouts, and additional references to chiasms. Materials dated 1967-2011.

Contains John W. Welch's research materials on the book of Ruth. Included with these materials are copies of Welch's "Structure in the Scroll of Ruth" he wrote with Yahuda T. Radday, papers dealing with the symmetrical design of the book, and papers dealing with the chiasmic structure of Ruth 2. Materials dated 1965-2007.

Contains research materials of chiasmus in sacred books and comparative studies. Includes articles and notes by Welch. Dated 1820-2006.

Contains research on chiasmus in the Old Testament, including published articles by scholars of the Ancient Near East and others, as well as Welch's own notes. Dated 1825-2011.

Contains various research materials that John Welch used for his study of Chiasmus, including handouts from scholars, articles related to chiasmus in other literature, copies of checks to fund research, and other documents. Dated 1787-2011.

Contains documentation on John W. Welch's Hebrew chiasmus studies. Included in this are studies in the patterns and functions of Hebrew chiastic works, the structure and design of Hebrew poetry, parallelism in Hebrew works, the role of the Chiasmus in Biblical law, etc. Materials dated 1787-2009.