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| | *[[John]] was a [[Samaritan]], and the four [[Gospels]] were written by a [[Jew]], a [[Gentile]], a [[Greek]], and this Samaritan, which proves their authenticity because they verified each other's accounts amid intense ethnic conflicts; | | *[[John]] was a [[Samaritan]], and the four [[Gospels]] were written by a [[Jew]], a [[Gentile]], a [[Greek]], and this Samaritan, which proves their authenticity because they verified each other's accounts amid intense ethnic conflicts; |
| | *the [[New Testament]] is a terrific handbook against [[addiction]], which afflicts everyone: the original [[Greek]] uses the root term "adikia" 25 times in 24 verses yet modern translations fail to translate it as addiction;<ref>See [[addiction etymology]].</ref> | | *the [[New Testament]] is a terrific handbook against [[addiction]], which afflicts everyone: the original [[Greek]] uses the root term "adikia" 25 times in 24 verses yet modern translations fail to translate it as addiction;<ref>See [[addiction etymology]].</ref> |
| − | *the original endings of the Gospels of [[Mark ending|Mark]] and [[John ending|John]] are inspiring, spectacular finales, as when women are startled at the [[Tomb]] by a powerful young man and react with ecstasy,<ref>''See'' [[Mark ending]] and the first half of {{bibleref|Mark|16|8}} .</ref> but [[liberal]] professors refuse to clean off the obscuring, later-added conclusions that are akin to cheap overpaint of a masterpiece; | + | *the original endings of the Gospels of [[Mark ending|Mark]] and [[John ending|John]] are inspiring, spectacular finales, as when women are startled at the [[Tomb]] by a powerful young man and react with ecstasy,<ref>''See'' [[Mark ending]] and the first half of {{bibleref|Mark|16|8}} .</ref> but [[liberal]] professors refuse to clean off the later-added conclusions that obscure like cheap overpaint of a masterpiece; |
| | *there is a [[Humor in the Bible|winsome humor]] throughout the [[Gospels]] which [[liberal]]s -- who generally have a poor sense of humor -- fail to translate properly to capture [[Humor and the Bible|it fully]]; | | *there is a [[Humor in the Bible|winsome humor]] throughout the [[Gospels]] which [[liberal]]s -- who generally have a poor sense of humor -- fail to translate properly to capture [[Humor and the Bible|it fully]]; |
| | *[[political correctness]] causes [[liberal denial]] that the [[Apostles]] were ethnic rivals, by including [[Samaritan]]s, a [[Greek]], and a mixture of [[Jewish]] and [[Gentile]] followers of [[Jesus]] - their extraordinary unity amid their ethnic conflicts corroborates Jesus's divinity;<ref>[[Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries#What_ethnicity_was_John_the_Apostle.3F|What ethnicity was John the Apostle?]]</ref> | | *[[political correctness]] causes [[liberal denial]] that the [[Apostles]] were ethnic rivals, by including [[Samaritan]]s, a [[Greek]], and a mixture of [[Jewish]] and [[Gentile]] followers of [[Jesus]] - their extraordinary unity amid their ethnic conflicts corroborates Jesus's divinity;<ref>[[Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries#What_ethnicity_was_John_the_Apostle.3F|What ethnicity was John the Apostle?]]</ref> |