Original sentence: "The interval then between the dates of the original composition and the earliest extant evidence becomes so small as to be in fact negligible, and the last foundation for any doubt that the Sciptures have come down to us substantially as they were written has now been removed.Both the authenticity and the general integrity of the books of the New Testament may be regarded as finally established.However, many other scholars and historians have maintained that the Gospel accounts of Jesus are, in fact, historically reliable.Many modern writers, such as members of the Jesus Seminar, and other Biblical scholars such as Michael Ramsey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, have argued that the historical Jesus never claimed to be divine.The late scholar Sir Frederic Kenyon, for example, referring to the New Testament canon, asserted that
Edited sentence: Many writers, such as members of the Jesus Seminar, and other Biblical scholars such as Michael Ramsey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, have argued that the historical Jesus never claimed to be divine