On the contrary, Bible scholar Bruce Metzger wrote: “By the close of the second century,... a high degree of unanimity concerning the greater part of the New Testament was attained among the very diverse and scattered congregations of believers not only throughout the Mediterranean world but also over an area extending from Britain to Mesopotamia. ”
ამის საპირისპიროდ, ბიბლეისტმა ბრუს მეცგერმა დაწერა: „მეორე საუკუნის ბოლოს...