good Greek equivalent, as it comes from the equivalent Greek word ekklēsia, which means “church” and “churchman” would be an English equivalent. A key characteristic of Ecclesiastes is that it keeps saying things that you wouldn’t have thought a churchman would say, and it’s thus significant that it begins this way. The questions in Ecclesiastes are not the questions of an atheist or an agnostic. They are the questions of a believer who wants to keep faith honest. “Son of David” has the same implications.