This watershed book presents an alternative perspective in the ongoing debate about the formation of the Hebrew Bible. Marshaling all of the important counterarguments to the standard theory of Old Testament canon formation, Stephen Chapman shows how the Pentateuch and the Prophets developed more or less simultaneously and mutually influenced each other over time. This North American edition includes an updated bibliography and a new postscript reflecting on how the study of the Old Testament canon has developed over the last twenty years.