Barber agrees that although "scholars have reconstructed Josephus’ list differently, it seems clear that we have in his testimony a list of books very close to the Hebrew canon as it stands today."
Barber setuju bahwa meskipun "para akademisi telah merekonstruksi daftar Yosefus secara berbeda, tampaknya jelas bahwa dalam kesaksiannya kita mendapati suatu daftar kitab yang sangat mirip dengan kanon Ibrani sebagaimana adanya saat ini."