J.C. as a nota bene

J.C. as a nota bene

Kierkegaard states:

Even if the contemporary generation had not left anything behind except these words, "We have believed that in such and such a year the god appeared in the humble form of a servant, lived and taught among us, and then died"--this is more than enough. The contemporary generation would have done what is needful, for this little announcement, this world-historical nota bene, is enough to become an occasion for someone who comes later, and the most prolix report can never in all eternity become more for the person who comes later (104)

I realize that Kierkegaard wants to emphasize each person's direct experience with God as teacher, i.e. the moment, but do we agree that if all that was left behind about Jesus Christ was a line or two, our faith-life would be the same as it is today? What would Kierkegaard say is the role of the Bible? What would he determine about the centuries of Catholic Tradition that are supposed to be so important?