Sentence 1: Sandra Miesel and Carl Olson state that , contrary to the book 's claims , the Gnostic Gospels ( e.g .
Sentence 2: Sandra Miesel and Carl Olson explain that , contrary to the book 's claims , the gnostic gospels ( e.g .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?