Mo, Zhengyi2019-09-252019-09-252018-07-092017http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/169018This paper suggests that once marginalized Levits played a major role in the compilation of the Psalter．The Levitical compilation was on account of the rise of their status during the Time of the Second Temple．The reform ofNehemiah inYudea contributed to a priest-Levitical circle,in which a compromising and cooperative relation was established．This influenced the final redaction of certain books of the Hebrew Bible．By inheriting David worship rule,the Levits played a leading role in hymns praise in the Templeworship ． Together with their other roles it contributed to the final shaping of the Psalter．In addition, by the investigation on the ambiguous identity of the Levits, it also indicates that the Jewish religion was featured with its openness in its forming process．chiInternational Journal of Sino-Western StudiesChinaChristian ethicsChristianityreligionthe compilation of the Psalterthe Levitthe prieststhe reform of Nehemiahthe Time of the Second TempleIntercultural and contextual theologiesAsian theologiesArticle