text_original: Quite to the contrary, the whole history of Christianity—from the death on the cross onward—is the history of a progressively clumsier misunderstanding of an original symbolism.
text_transcription: QUITE TO THE CONTRARY THE WHOLE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY FROM THE DEATH ON THE CROSS ONWARD IS THE HISTORY OF A PROGRESSIVELY CLUMSIER MISUNDERSTANDING OF AN ORIGINAL SYMBOLISM
phonemes: kwˈaɪt tə ðə kˈɑːntɹɛɹi, ðə hˈoʊl hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi—fɹʌmðə dˈɛθ ɔnðə kɹˈɔs ˈɑːnwɚd—ɪz ðə hˈɪstɚɹi əvə pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪvli klˈʌmziɚ mɪsˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ əvən ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪmbəlˌɪzəm.