First, we need to know important information about the men who wrote the Gospel accounts and when they wrote them; second, we need to learn who established the canon of the Scriptures and how; and third, we need some background on the apocryphal writings and how they differ from canonical writings.
आणि तिसरी गोष्ट, अपॉक्रिफा लिखाणांची तसेच ही लिखाणे, बायबलमधील लिखाणांपेक्षा वेगळी कशी आहेत यांबद्दलची थोडीबहुत माहिती आपल्याला असणे आवश्‍यक आहे.