To assume that he never lived, that the accounts of his life are inventions, is more difficult and raises far more problems for the historian than to accept the essential elements of the Gospel stories as fact. ”
Oletamine, et ta kunagi ei elanud, et tema elulookirjeldused on väljamõeldised, on raskem ja tõstatab ajaloolase jaoks rohkem probleeme kui evangeeliumilugude oluliste elementide tunnustamine tõsiasjana. ”