First Lecture

If we go back to earlier centuries, we find that only a few people had access to the Gospels, and that these few were the most learned and knowledgeable people: the leaders and teachers. But these, oddly enough, took no offense at the contradictions that arose between the individual Gospels. And if we want to describe the prevailing sentiment that these differences caused, it was a deep gratitude that there were not just one document, but four. It was only when the gospel became more popular that the contradictions were found; only then did people understand how to take offense at them.