In view of the setting of a mention of the term in the "Tosefta", Günter Stemberger also considers uncertain the meaning as "gospels": "It has been suggested already long ago that "gilyonim" is a slightly distorted form of "evangelyonim" and refers to the gospels. The problem with such an interpretation is that the earliest Christian reference to gospels in the plural are later than the attributions in the context of the "Tosefta" seem to suggest (first half of the second century). In spite of this difficulty, Steven Katz with many other recent authors identifies the "gilyonim" as gospels."