vol. 39, Issue #3

Online Journal Article: THE BOOK OF PSALMS WITHIN THE CANONICAL PROCESS IN ANCIENT ISRAEL - DUANE L. CHRISTENSEN* JETS 39/3 (September 1996) 421–432

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THE BOOK OF PSALMS
WITHIN THE CANONICAL PROCESS IN ANCIENT ISRAEL -
DUANE L. CHRISTENSEN*
JETS 39/3 (September 1996) 421–432

Excerpt:
The fact that the book of Psalms has a long and complex history within
the life of the people of ancient Israel is obvious to any reader who takes the
time and effort to look at the facts. Though the psalms are frequently referred
to as the “Psalms of David,” David is actually designated as the author
in less than half of the 150 psalms in the MT book of Psalms. Other
designated authors include Moses (Psalm 90), Solomon (Psalms 72, 127), the
“sons of Korah” (Psalms 42–49, 84–85, 87–88), Asaph (Psalms 50, 73–83),
and Ethan the Ezrahite (Psalm 89), and many of the psalms are without any
designation so far as authorship is concerned. --from the first page of the article