The rabbis considered the Old Testament books to be so sacred that, when worn out from use, they could not be destroyed or discarded as rubbish. These worn-out manuscripts were placed in a vault (called genizah) in some isolated part of the temple or synagogue. It is quite likely that King Josiah found a worn copy of the Law in the genizah following a wicked period of idolatry under Kings Manasseh and Amon (2 Ki. 22:8). Josiah then instituted a religious reform based on the parts of the Law (how much is unknown) that had been preserved. Thus, the words of the Lord were recognized as such (2 Ki. 22:13, 18-19) long before there was mention of a Biblical canon.
Howard A. Hanke, Thompson Chain Reference Bible Companion: A Handbook for the Classic Chain-Reference Bible, Thompson Chain Reference Bible (Kirkbride Bible Co., 1981), 4.
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