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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
I did this with the book of Job, 77150 did this with Proverbs and I thought Aaron was working on this with Psalms.
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I know of a couple of good, thick, recent, scholarly works on the Psalms which impressed me greatly, and were very profitable. Both are available on Amazon for 35 dollars from academic presses. Very, very satisfying reads. Of course, a lot of the essays are reviewing Greek, Syriac, and Hebrew languages, other scholarship, archeology, etc so much is "way over my head" but what I get is very enlightening. Not to mention that it's encouraging to see the work some capable people are doing out there. It really feels like God is working through His body of believers, when I read some of the results of these labors. God is opening His Word for us... what blessing.
I myself only dabble on the fringes as a rank amateur, but the field is so full of proverbial "low-hanging fruit" that it bountifully rewards labor, even to someone unlearned as myself. God loves to present His Son to us in His Word.
Not to mention that none of these scholars is pretending that they have the final word on the subject. If any of them tried they'd be laughed out of the room by their fellows. Peer review breeds humility, and care.