and his successors believe that the Pentateuch and Prophets at least contain many materials that are quite ancient, so they also appreciate the canonical text’s stated historical sequence. Other experts hold to Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch and that the stated authors of biblical books are indeed those books’ authors. They, too, find historical progression in the canon. This volume adopts a conservative approach to Israelite history and biblical composition yet hopes its comments on the canon