By the middle of the first century C.E. when Paul wrote these words, the 39 books of the Hebrew Scriptures had been divided into either 22 or 24 books, most of which were likely in separate scrolls.
Pāvils šos vārdus rakstīja aptuveni mūsu ēras pirmā gadsimta vidū, kad 39 Ebreju rakstu grāmatas bija apkopotas vai nu 22, vai 24 grāmatās, no kurām lielākā daļa, visticamāk, bija katra savā rakstu rullī.