James A. Sanders is President Emeritusof the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center in Claremont, California. From 1977 to 1997, he served as Elizabeth Hay Bechtel Professor of Intertestamental and Biblical Studies at Claremont School of Theology and Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate School. Among his many publications are 'Torah and Canon' (2d ed.), and 'From Sacred Story to Sacred Text.'