Theological background may indicate King Solomon; but historical and textual criticisms strongly indicate that: 1. Ecclesiastes was written during the Persian

Theological background may indicate King Solomon; but historical and textual criticisms strongly indicate that: 1. Ecclesiastes was written during the Persian period, not during the early Judahite period 2. The coda (which is the only bit which conforms to the theology of canon compilers) is probably a later addition. 3. The author's philosophical viewpoint is strongly reminiscent of Greek Stoicism, and God and his existence is at most a peripheral concern to the author.