In his book The Historian and History, Page Smith writes: “[The Hebrews] were as pitiless to their heroes as to their villains, to themselves as to their adversaries, because they were writing under the eye of God and had nothing to gain and much to lose by dissembling. ”
Page Smith kirjutab oma raamatus „The Historian and History ”:„ [Heebrealased] olid ühtemoodi armutud nii oma kangelaste kui kelmide suhtes, nii iseenda kui oma vaenlaste suhtes, kuna nad kirjutasid Jumala silme all ning pettusega poleks nad midagi saavutanud, vaid hoopis palju kaotanud. ”