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| | *the disparaging phrases translated as an archaic, imprecise "cast lots" should instead be translated as "[[gambling]]", to more precisely convey the meaning and help overcome the [[addiction]]; | | *the disparaging phrases translated as an archaic, imprecise "cast lots" should instead be translated as "[[gambling]]", to more precisely convey the meaning and help overcome the [[addiction]]; |
| | *the nasty-sounding, almost racist use of the term "dogs" to refer to a different ethnic group is a mistranslation that instead should be "puppies", and interpreted as colonial paternalism rather than racist manner, as only a few versions do for {{bibleref|Matthew|15|26}} and {{bibleref|Mark|7|27}}; | | *the nasty-sounding, almost racist use of the term "dogs" to refer to a different ethnic group is a mistranslation that instead should be "puppies", and interpreted as colonial paternalism rather than racist manner, as only a few versions do for {{bibleref|Matthew|15|26}} and {{bibleref|Mark|7|27}}; |
| − | *three out of the four [[the Gospels|Gospels]] were almost certainly written by [[Gentiles]] ([[Mark]], [[Luke]], and [[John]]); | + | *three out of the four [[the Gospels|Gospels]] were almost certainly written by [[Gentiles]] ([[Mark]], [[Luke]], and [[John the Apostle|John]]); |
| | *the [[ordering the Gospels|ordering of the Gospels]] is based on an historical misunderstanding about the writing of the [[Gospel of Matthew]], and the [[Gospel of Mark]] would be a stronger, simpler first [[Gospel]]; | | *the [[ordering the Gospels|ordering of the Gospels]] is based on an historical misunderstanding about the writing of the [[Gospel of Matthew]], and the [[Gospel of Mark]] would be a stronger, simpler first [[Gospel]]; |
| | *modern translations flag likely vandalism to the text only when verses are not in the oldest discovered texts, while there are additional powerful ways to identify non-authentic verses like [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)#13:22|Hebrews 13:22-25]] and [[Mark 9-16 (Translated)#14:49|Mark 14:49]]; | | *modern translations flag likely vandalism to the text only when verses are not in the oldest discovered texts, while there are additional powerful ways to identify non-authentic verses like [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)#13:22|Hebrews 13:22-25]] and [[Mark 9-16 (Translated)#14:49|Mark 14:49]]; |