In his introduction to an English translation of the book, Charles Glenn Wallis explains: “The dissensions between Catholics and Protestants made both sects fearful of any scandal which might appear to undermine respect for the Church of the Bible, and consequently they became over - literal in their reading of Scripture and were inclined to condemn any assertion which could be construed as contradicting any literal interpretation of any passage in the Bible. ”
وفي مقدمة احدى الترجمات الانكليزية لهذا الكتاب ،‏ يوضح تشارلز ڠلين ولِس :‏ « بسبب الخلافات التي نشبت بين الكاثوليك والبروتستانت ،‏ خاف هذان الفريقان من حدوث فضيحة تقلل من احترام كنيسة الكتاب المقدس .‏