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Constables notes on ecclesiastes 3 assuming that solomon wrote the book in its entirety, he must have done so during his lifetime and probably during his reign 971931 b. But while qohelets question resonates with readers today. Presumably, several factors secured its inclusion among the books of the old testament. Determining the historical context of ecclesiastes. Cornerstone biblical commentary, volume 6 9780842334327 by tremper longman iii, arthur h. Like many, longman argues that the monologue by qohelet the main speaker in the book is framed by the words of a narrator. Tremper longman iii has 149 books on goodreads with 20687 ratings.