Open AccessSinging for a King: The Message of Psalm 45
Author(s) -
Diederik Blankesteijn
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of hebrew scriptures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1203-1542
DOI - 10.5508/jhs29599
Subject(s) - praise , singing , philosophy , harem , state (computer science) , literature , history , theology , art , mathematics , management , algorithm , evolutionary biology , economics , biology
This article deals with some of the core issues in the study of Psalm 45. It describes the current state of research and critically reviews two relatively recent interpretations, those by Simon Chi-Chung Cheung and James Trotter. Both interpretations have methodological problems. The article concludes that the aim of Ps 45 was to praise a historical near-divine king on the occasion of an addition to his harem. Any "deeper" theological meanings and messianic readings stem from a later age.