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Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of Ecclesiastes

Correspondence table of Pericopes and Literary Structure


The text can be divided in 17 (4 x 4 + 1) pericopes. This text includes, one 8 paired (17 pericopes) whole concentric structure, divided in four 2 paired concentric structures.

Pericope14
1  (1:1-11) 1-1 4-1
2  (1:12-18) 1-1 4-1
3  (2:1-11) 1-1 4-1
4  (2:12-26) 1-1 4-1
5  (3:1-15) 1-1 4-1 4-2
6  (3:16-22) 1-1 4-2
7  (4:1-6) 1-1 4-2
8  (4:7-14) 1-1 4-2
9  (4:15-5:8) 1-1 4-2 4-3
10  (5:9-20) 1-1 4-3
11  (6:1-12) 1-1 4-3
12  (7:1-29) 1-1 4-3
13  (8:1-17) 1-1 4-3 4-4
14  (9:1-12) 1-1 4-4
15  (9:13-10:20) 1-1 4-4
16  (11:1-12:7) 1-1 4-4
17  (12:8-14) 1-1 4-4

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