The Bible and Wisdom II

And if one considers what Paul's preaching achieved, how he spread the form of Christianity that went throughout the world, then one can never again say that it is not important to refer to any supernatural facts in order to research the facts about Jesus. One must apply the usual scientific methods, it is said. But then one forgets not only the original facts in Palestine, not only what happened in the thirty-three years, but also what happened for the spread of Christianity; one forgets that it is based on a supernatural event and that this supernatural event must first be understood and comprehended.