Margaret M. Mitchell writes that although Eusebius reports (Ecclesiastical History III 5.3) that the early Christians left Jerusalem for Pella just before Jerusalem was subjected to the final lock down, we must accept that no first hand Christian items from the early Jerusalem Church have reached us.
Margaret M. Mitchell menuliskan bahwa meskipun Eusebius melaporkan (Sejarah Gereja III 5.3) kalau kaum Kristen awal meninggalkan Yerusalem menuju Pella sesaat sebelum Yerusalem akhirnya diisolasi, perlu diakui bahwa tidak ada peninggalan Kristen tangan pertama dari Gereja Yerusalem awal yang terselamatkan.