“ Anxious believers can be enormously reassured by the almost exact similarity between even the earliest of the biblical papyri from Egypt and the text as it has survived during its descent through countless scriptoria and printing shops of Europe. ” ​ — The Book.
„ Jumalakartlike inimeste kõhklused peaks täielikult hajutama asjaolu, et varaseimad piiblitekstiga Egiptuse papüürused on praktiliselt identsed nende tekstidega, mis on meieni jõudnud Euroopa skriptooriumide ning trükikodade vahendusel. ” ( „The Book.