occasioned by the introduction of the events of Mount Sinai. These texts, briefly as we have discussed them, lead to one provisional conclusion, especially in view of the context in which they stand. In none of the three cases were we dealing with a casual recollection of historical events, but rather with a recital in exalted, pregnant form, pronounced in a situation of lofty significance, in the setting of a cultic ceremony. All three texts were evidently compiled according to the same plan, a