However, as a result of more than a century of historical-critical analysis of the prophetic literature, most Old Testament scholars, including many evangelicals, have adopted a much broader understanding of inspiration and canonicity. In the second edition of their textbook, LaSor, Hubbard and Bush write: In fact, the production of prophetic books was a much more prolonged and complex process than the inspiration of a speaking prophet. It is now recognized that behind prophetic literature lies the