“The history of the Bible text is a romance of literature, though it is a romance of which the consequences are of vital import; and thanks to the succession of discoveries which have been made of late years, we know more about it than of the history of any other ancient book in the world.” KnowsWorldYearsHas BeensMadeBookRomanceLiteratureLateDiscoveryConsequenceAncientThanksSuccessionImports Author:Frederic G. Kenyon
“It is from the graves and ruins and rubbish-heaps of Egypt that writings have been restored to us in great numbers.” WritingHas BeensNumbersGravesRuinsEgyptRubbish Author:Frederic G. Kenyon
“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
