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Sarah's avatar

I am interested by your statement that Psalm 119 was likely finalized during Ezra and Nehemiah's time. Can you please share why you believe it was finalized at that time? Thank you.

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That is primarily based on the work of scholars such as Kent Reynolds, Avi Hurvitz, and Shalom Holtz who have written quite a bit in Psalm 119. Their own conclusions are primarily based on philological (i.e., the style and vocabulary) arguments that show the Hebrew is relatively late and even shows signs of late Aramaic influence.

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