Imagens metafóricas da transitoriedade da existência no Eclesiastes

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to analyze the metaphorical images of death in the Bible book Ecclesiastes, authorship of Qohélet (identified with fictitious name for Solomon), seeking to establish a common understanding hermeneutics that favors the poetry of the text, showing, in this way, the relationship between theology and literature. With this objective, it is proposed that the analysis of theses. In the first chapter, about the Bible as literary work, the survey data historical-literary established by authors such as: Alter and Kermode (1997) and (2007); Auerbach (2013); Bloom (2009); Campos (1991) and (2000); Frye (2004) and (2013); Líndez (1999); Magalhães (2009); Ricoeur (1994, 2005, 2006, 2013) among others. In the second chapter, prioritizes the theme of life and death in Tanakh and articulates the biblical text with the theses and reflections of authors such as: Gabel and Wheeler (2003); Gallazzi, et al, (1998); Wolff (2007) among others. Finally, in the third chapter, discourses on: Images of metaphorical death. At this point, it can be seen that the work (Ecclesiastes) is marked by existential reflections made by Qohélet from observations of the transience of human life in his daily life. The examination of the life and existence, done by Qohélet made him feel the fragility of all human project. The tradition with its retributive doctrine not convincing, because the evaluated and found its untruth. The only reality that can visualize is that wicked and righteous are treated equally and that all, not just animals and as such finite beings, therefore, has only one common target: death. After all, the human being is "hevel" (wind), which is demonstrated through metaphorical images, which follow through a network, the entire narrative.