In a sense the ministry of Jesus begins with the declaration of John, and a certain importance must therefore attach to the historicity of the account of it.
"The Making of an Apostle"
R. J. Campbell
It is recorded in all the four Gospels in such a manner as to establish its importance and historicity.
"The Making of an Apostle"
R. J. Campbell
A further illustration may be offered in the case of the once much debated question of the authenticity of the books of the New Testament and the historicity of the figure of Jesus.
"A Grammar of Freethought"
Chapman Cohen