who is traditionally said to be the author of ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes In traditional Jewish texts, King Solomon is named as the author, although modern scholars reject this. Textually, the book is the musings of a King of Jerusalem as he relates his experiences and draws lessons from them, often self-critical. The author, who is not named anywhere in the book, or in the whole of the Bible, introduces a "teacher" whom he identifies as the son of David (ch1, v1). The author does not use his own "voice" throughout the book again until the final verses (ch12, v9â€“14), where he gives his own thoughts and summarises what "the teacher" has spoken.