Old Testament canonization was the recognition and preservation of Jehovah’s inspired writings—Law, Prophets, and Writings—received as Scripture.
The Process of Canonization: How the Old Testament Books Were Chosen
The Old Testament and Its Canon: Origin, Recognition, and the Rejection of the Apocrypha
The Old Testament canon was recognized, not invented—fixed before Christ, preserved by Israel, affirmed by Jesus, and never expanded by the Apocrypha.
