This article argues that Hebrew and Greek OT canonical orders are both ancient, and that there is no evidence that the Hebrew canon represents the oldest arrangement or that the Greek way of ordering the biblical books was due to Christian influence. This finding precludes the idea that either order is to have hermeneutical priority over the other, or that either organization can be made the exclusive basis for a theological appreciation of the OT . The Hebrew and Greek OT canons need not be read as competing traditions in early Jewish communities, and, in terms of interpretive method, the contemporary reader is not required to decide which sequence of books is to have precedence as a frame for interpretation. The various canonical arrangements are better viewed as interpretive options available to ancient readers and now offered to present-day readers for their pondering.

中文翻译：

---

教会应该致力于旧约正典的特定秩序吗？

本文认为，希伯来文和希腊文旧约的正典秩序都是古老的，没有证据表明希伯来正典代表了最古老的安排，或者希腊对圣经书籍的排序方式是由于基督教的影响。这一发现排除了这样一种观点，即任何一个秩序在诠释学上优先于另一个，或者任何一个组织都可以成为对旧约的神学欣赏的唯一基础。在早期的犹太社区中，不需要将希伯来文和希腊文旧约教规解读为相互竞争的传统，而且，就解释方法而言，当代读者不需要决定哪一本书的顺序优先作为解释框架。