Jesus a Unitarian

From The Synoptic Gospels by C. G. Montefiore 1909

On Matthew 28:19, 20

19. The date must be somewhat late. The old apostles knew nothing of a command to make all the nations Christian. Jesus devoted himself, and probably desired them to devote themselves, exclusively to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But now the Jews have rejected and killed their would-be Saviour. And so, the salvation they spurned is to be given broadcast to the world  at large. Such would be the meaning of Matthew.

Still more surprising is the order to baptize, and the Trinitarian formula. This is the only mention of the Trinity in the authentic text of the New Testament. But it has been shown by Mr Conybeare that the present reading is probably a late interpolation. Originally the verse ran: 'Go and make disciples (MAQHTEUSATE) of all nations in my name, teaching them to observe,' &c. Jesus had never made baptism a condition of discipleship. After his own baptism by John we hear of the rite no more. The history and origin of the conception of the Trinity lie outside the story and the age of Jesus. As Mr Bamford says, Jesus was an ardent and convinced Unitarian.

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