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Quote by 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.”

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Frederic G. Kenyon

Frederic G. Kenyon was a significant scholar in the fields of history and archaeology, whose life and achievements are still widely studied and discussed today. more

“The Gospels were not thought of as works of literature. People were not concerned with the literary reputation of Matthew or Mark, but with the substance of their records of our Lord's life. They did not have to respect their actual words, as they would if they were transcribing the works of Thucydides or Plato.”

People Ifs Literature Lord Records Concerned Mark Reputation Substance Plato Our Lord Matthew Transcribing

Author:Frederic G. Kenyon

“It is indeed a striking proof of the essential soundness of the tradition that with which all these thousands of copies, tracing their ancestry back to so many different parts of the earth and to conditions of such diverse kinds, the variations of text are so entirely questions of detail, not of essential substance.”

Kind Different Earth Conditions Essentials Tradition Details Proof Substance Copies Diverse Variation Ancestry Tracing Soundness

Author:Frederic G. Kenyon

“The aim of the scholarly editor is not to produce the the easiest text for the reader, but to get as near as he can to the text of the author.”

Produce Reader Aim Editors Scholarly

Author:Frederic G. Kenyon

“If you put Sen. Kerry in the White House, I think you are going to see that another terrorist attack happen ... and I don't want to see another Sept. 11.”

Ifs Thinking Want Happens House White Terrorist White House Terrorist Attacks Sept 11

Author:Bernard Kerik