“The New Testament was not produced as a single work issued by an authoritative Church for the instruction of its members. The four Gospels were composed in different times and places over perhaps a third of a century, and for a time circulated separately among a number of other narratives of our Lord's life (of which the newly discovered fragment of an unknown gospel may have been one).” MayHas BeensDifferentChurchNumbersLordFourCenturyMembersThirdsNarrativeInstructionTestamentFragmentsOur LordNew TestamentDifferent Times Author:Frederic G. Kenyon
“The apostles were scattered, and even the leaders of the Church in Jerusalem had neither the power nor the means to impose uniformity.In these circumstances, we must imagine the literature of Christianity as spreading gradually, irregularly, and in a manner which variations inevitable.” MeanLiteratureChurchLeaderChristianityImagineCircumstancesInevitableVariationApostlesJerusalemUniformity Author:Frederic G. Kenyon