Many books have been written on the topic of the canonicity of the Bible. What makes Robert Washolz's monograph unique is that the author sets out to describe the evidence for the canonicity of the Old Testament contained within the text itself, and not outside it. In other words, what was special about the Old Testament books that made the ancient Jews, almost immediately upon their “publication,” accept them as Holy Scripture, carefully preserve it and pass it on from generation to generation? The monograph touches on such interesting topics as the concept of canonicity in the ancient Near East, the legacy of Moses, the prophetic function of prediction, and the copying and transmission of the text of the Hebrew Bible. The text of the work is literally dotted with references from the Old Testament, which clearly demonstrate all the arguments and premises of the author.