This is one of the primary strategies that Milton develops, especially in the first two books of Paradise Lost, as a kind of defense against his dependence on classical literature.

这是弥尔顿发展出的早期策略之一，尤其是在《失乐园》的前两册书中,这似乎是在反驳他对古典文学的依赖。

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But the New Testament includes ; all that kind of diverse literature; 27 different books, written anywhere from the year 50 to the year 150.

但是新约包括了,各类不同的文学;,不同的27卷书，创作于公元50年至150年间。

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Why were some books--there were a lot more early Christian pieces of literature that we know of.

为什么这些书卷。。。据我们所知,早期基督教有大量文学作品。

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