This is not my belief. The purpose of the series is to make readers aware of these unknown translators and commentators, and that there is much more to the text than what appears in modern English translations. These are the thoughts of Best on the possible interpretations and layers of the text. As I say in the article, he is going off in a different direction, so you can say that he appears to contradict himself. But he is merely exploring the various layers, all the relevant background material.