the time of (say) the prophet Isaiah there was as yet no scripture, and he never speaks of there being one.18 Barr expands on his statement by claiming that the Protestant heirs of the Reformation with their emphases on Scripture and canon have unconsciously retrojected their beliefs on the people of biblical times.19 While it is no doubt true that the people of ancient Israel did not have a closed canon of authoritative writings, and that the heirs of the Reformation understood the Bible in a way