Literary Forms And Interpretation Of Ecclesiates 3:1-8

This paper is a text research designed to provide a critical introduction to the wisdom corpus to which Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) belongs. Some introductory issues about Qoheleth are also considered before the literary features of the pericope are analyzed. Sequel to this, some deductions are made from the passage before the conclusion is drawn. The thesis of this paper is that understanding the poetic and literary features of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 would serve as a veritable medium of correctly interpreting and applying the passage to contemporary believers. This author employs the terms Qoheleth and Ecclesiastes interchangeably.