postexilic period have combined to call the authenticity of chapter 3 in question. The failure of the Qumran “commentary” to include an exposition of the psalm has, for some scholars, added weight to the denial of Habakkuk’s authorship. Against this is the clear note of continuity of theme in all three chapters and, in general, the lack of any compelling reasons not to accept the book’s attribution of the psalm to Habakkuk. 3. Authorship Nothing is known of Habakkuk except his name, which does not