canon, or entire books could have been erroneously added. Jesus could have said, “For too long, the Jewish leaders have thought of the Book of Esther as God-breathed. You are mistaken. This historical book does not even refer to My Father one time. It does not bear the stamp of divine authorship.” Instead, Jesus, by His silence and by regularly quoting from the Old Testament, affirmed the legitimacy of the canon that existed in Palestine during His life. Jesus never quoted an extrabiblical source.