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Qohelet was most likely compiled by multiple authors well after the Babylonian conquest. The presence of loanwords in the text makes a date in the 10th century
by throwaway626 3y ago
Qohelet was most likely compiled by multiple authors well after the Babylonian conquest. The presence of loanwords in the text makes a date in the 10th century BCE highly unlikely.
Solomon the Biblical personage probably never existed. No archaeological evidence, as far as I’m aware, has been found.