My thesis can be stated simply: scribes occasionally altered the words of their sacred texts to make them more patently orthodox and to prevent their misuse by Christians who espoused aberrant views.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "My thesis can be stated simply: scribes occasionally altered the words of their sacred texts to make them more patently orthodox and to prevent their misuse by Christians who espoused aberrant views." in the context of "Introduction" to mean that wisdom is timeless.