In the first century, it did not, for as Paul Barnett writes in The Two Faces of Jesus, “Christ is no parachutist who just dropped from the sky into history, unheralded. ”
Ka esimesel sajandil polnud see takistuseks, nagu sellest kirjutab Paul Barnett oma teoses ” The Two Faces of Jesus ”: ” Ajaloos pole Kristus sugugi mitte mingi langevarjur, kes lihtsalt taevast alla kukub, ilma et ta tulekut oleks kuulutatud. ”