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# Graham Stanton

(1940–2009)   Editor

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Graham Stanton was an editor.

## Quick Facts About Graham Stanton

Born July 9, 1940

Died July 18, 2009

Profession Editor

## About Graham Stanton

New Zealand theologian (1940–2009)... \| Graham Norman Stanton was a New Zealand biblical scholar who taught at King's College, London, and as Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. A New Testament specialist, Stanton's special interests were in the Gospels, with a particular focus on Matthew's Gospel; Paul's

##  Quotes by Graham Stanton

> [Today nearly all historians, whether Christians or not, accept that Jesus existed and that the Gospels contain plenty of valuable evidence which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-stanton/today-nearly-all-historians-whether-christians-or-not-accept-that/)

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> [Today nearly all historians, whether Christians or not, accept that Jesus existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-stanton/today-nearly-all-historians-whether-christians-or-not-accept-that-2/)

[Graham Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-stanton/)

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> [The early Christians' opponents all accepted that Jesus existed, taught, had disciples, worked miracles, and was put to death on a Roman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-stanton/the-early-christians-opponents-all-accepted-that-jesus-existed-taught/)

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