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Arcing vs. Bracketing

Romans 3:21-26

What's the difference?

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Published April 13th, 2022; Updated April 13th, 2022

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Main point summary

Arc

Bracket

notes

Arcing and Bracketing are both Bible study methods that serve to graphically display the flow of thought in a biblical text. Thus, both methods are quite similar. They differ only in how they display the text graphically (i.e., with arcs or with brackets). Yet, each method possesses its own strength. Arcing’s strength is to most clearly display how groups of propositions relate to one another. Bracketing’s strength is to most clearly display the main point of the passage. Consider the arc and bracket of Romans 3:21-26 below.

Main point summary

The righteousness of God has been made manifest apart from the law for all who believe.

Arc

Romans

Romans 3:21-26

NT

esv

But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law,

although the Law and the Prophets bear ing witness to it--

comparison

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe.

ideaexplanation

For there is no distinction:

for all have sinned

and fall short of the glory of God,

inference

and are justified by his grace as a gift,

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood,

to be received by faith.

actionpurpose

This was to show God's righteousness,

because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

It was to show his righteousness at the present time,

bilateral

so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

series

actionmanner

discourse

Notice now easy it is to see from the arc that 25a-25b relates to 25c-26b as an Action-Purpose relationship. God put Jesus forward as propitiation (action) in order to show God’s righteousness and that he might both just and the justifier (two purposes).

Bracket

Romans 3:21-26

But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law,

although the Law and the Prophets bear ing witness to it--

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe.

For there is no distinction:

for all have sinned

and fall short of the glory of God,

and are justified by his grace as a gift,

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood,

to be received by faith.

This was to show God's righteousness,

because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

It was to show his righteousness at the present time,

so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

On the other hand, the bracket makes it crystal clear what the main point is, as seen by the longest line. “The righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law.” This is the main point proposition that this entire passage supports and explains.

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