Quote#God & Faith
The New Testament was not produced as a single work issued by an…
Quote byFrederic G. Kenyon · 1863–1952
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Story Of The Bible, Chapter X, The Position Today, p. 133.
English (original)
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).
— Frederic G. Kenyon
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