On the Redaction and Arrangement of the Psalter

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  • II Ken
    Faculty of Letters, Kobe Jogakuin College

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  • 旧約「詩篇」の編纂と配列に関する一考察
  • キュウヤク シヘン ノ ヘンサン ト ハイレツ ニ カンスル イチコウサツ

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Abstract

Many biblical scholars regard the canonical Psalter simply as a collection of psalms that were sang in the cult of the Second Temple in Jerusalem or in the service of synagogues in ancient Israel, and they seldom give attention to its arrangement. The discoveries of the manuscripts of Psalms, however, shed a new light on the problem. Known as 11QPsa, this manuscript shows different arrangement from the canonical Psalter. After examining the opinions of J. Sanders and P. W. Skehan, I assume that the Psalter was fixed in the second half of the first century A. D., when a few groups of redactors worked on the Psalter. This brings the matter to the question whether the canonical Psalter was used in the cult of the Second Temple. I agree with N. Füglister's hypothesis that negates the actual relations between the Psalter and the Second Temple. He insists that the Psalter was a book of prayer and contemplation to be used by the maginal people who kept themselves away from Sadducees. As a result, the arrangement of Psalter shows a clear intention on the part of the redactors. The study of the arrangement will require further attention.

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  • CRID
    1390282680320834176
  • NII Article ID
    110000131545
  • NII Book ID
    AN00034305
  • DOI
    10.5356/jorient.35.2_22
  • ISSN
    18841406
    00305219
  • NDL BIB ID
    3518787
  • Text Lang
    ja
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    • JaLC
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