Authorship and Inspiration of Psalms

נמצאו 3 תוצאות חיפוש

  1. Mizmor 15

    Rabbi Avi Baumol

    Mizmor 15, a Mizmor that lists the attributes of one who wants to dwell on God’s mountain, raises the question of the Divine nature of the book of Mizmors. Are the Mizmors God described through the pen of man, or man driven with God as an inspiration?

  2. Mizmor 34's Significance in King David's Life

    Dr. Avigail Rock

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ג | |

    A Talmudic discussion debates whether Tehillim, attributed to King David, was written about King David’s personal experiences, or for the community at large.  The conclusion appears to be that some parts of Tehillim relate to the personal; other parts to the communal.  This shiur asks why Mizmor (chapter) 34 of the book of Tehillim is the one which best goes with King David’s experiences with the king of Gat. We analyze the chapter of Tehillim, and then revisit the context of the Mizmor’s title about David and the king of Gat as described in the book of Shmuel. When we put the pieces together, we find a picture of David’s struggle and message of religious process and faith.

  3. Authorship of the Books of the Prophets and Writings

    Part 1

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    The questions concerning the authorship of the Books of the prophets are less critical and sensitive than the question of the authorship of the Torah. With regard to the Torah, very few medieval commentators – and sometimes even then only through allusion – speak of the existence of verses added at a later date, while in relation to the Books of the Prophets and the Writings many commentators have no objection to stating openly that a certain verse was added by the redactor. Such a position can be supported by the well known beraita in Bava Batra which claimed that most of these books did indeed have redactors who could well have added clarifications as necessary, as any faithful editor would do.

    The impression arising from many sources is that the beraita in Bava Batra does not represent a tradition that was accepted unanimously, and that there are authorities who differed – both in later sources among Chazal, and also amongst medieval commentators.