Ecclesiastes study section
Ecclesiastes key people
The Preacher, the traditional author Solomon, and God the Creator frame the book’s search.
Key figures
The Preacher (Qoheleth)
The teacher and assembler of wisdom whose reflections make up the book, a son of David and king in Jerusalem
Solomon
The traditional author, whose unmatched wisdom, wealth, and pleasures give weight to the book’s verdict on their emptiness
God the Creator
The giver of life’s good gifts and the One before whom all must live, to be feared and obeyed
The one Shepherd
The source of the collected words of the wise (12:11), pointing to God and, in fuller light, to Christ
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