Zahl likens the first quest to the Scott expedition to Antarctica, and states that the first quest ended as a total disaster, slowing down academic efforts to pursue research into the historical Jesus.
”Zahl将第一次探索比作斯科特（Scott）远征南极，并说，第一次探索作为一场灾难而终结，让学术界研究历史耶稣的努力松懈下来。