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| | *the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is a spectacular literary masterpiece -- among the finest Greek writing ever<ref>"In fact the author of the Epistle shows great familiarity with the rules of the Greek literary language of his age. ... His writing may even be included among those examples of artistic Greek prose whose rhythm recalls the parallelism of Hebrew poetry." [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07181a.htm]</ref> -- which was beyond the local ability of anyone other than [[Jesus]] as the [[Son of God]];<ref>[[Paul]] was among the elite in the [[Middle East]], but the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is far above the [[Greek]] writings by Paul.</ref> | | *the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is a spectacular literary masterpiece -- among the finest Greek writing ever<ref>"In fact the author of the Epistle shows great familiarity with the rules of the Greek literary language of his age. ... His writing may even be included among those examples of artistic Greek prose whose rhythm recalls the parallelism of Hebrew poetry." [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07181a.htm]</ref> -- which was beyond the local ability of anyone other than [[Jesus]] as the [[Son of God]];<ref>[[Paul]] was among the elite in the [[Middle East]], but the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is far above the [[Greek]] writings by Paul.</ref> |
| | *[[Christianity]], in contrast with [[atheism]] and other religions, urges searching for the truth with [[logic]] and [[faith]], and taking the less-traveled road.<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[Matthew, Chapter 7|Matthew 7:13-14]].</ref> | | *[[Christianity]], in contrast with [[atheism]] and other religions, urges searching for the truth with [[logic]] and [[faith]], and taking the less-traveled road.<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[Matthew, Chapter 7|Matthew 7:13-14]].</ref> |
| − | *Phenomenal art, music, writings, and architecture were inspired by Christianity: ''e.g.'', "to err is human / to forgive, divine." ''See'' [[Christian art]], the [[Sistine Chapel [[King James Bible's influence on the world]] and [[Famous Cathedrals]]. | + | *Phenomenal art, music, writings, and architecture were inspired by Christianity: ''e.g.'', "to err is human / to forgive, divine." ''See'' [[Christian art]], the [[Sistine Chapel]], [[King James Bible's influence on the world]] and [[Famous Cathedrals]]. |
| | *2,000 years after the [[New Testament]] was written, its books remain as vibrant, compelling, and helpful as ever before. That cannot be said about merely human works. | | *2,000 years after the [[New Testament]] was written, its books remain as vibrant, compelling, and helpful as ever before. That cannot be said about merely human works. |
| | *The [[Shroud of Turin]], impossible to replicate and unexplained by non-believers, confirms an intense flash of light in the [[Resurrection]].<ref>The flash of light captured on the Shroud includes even the flesh and bones of the man, analogous to an X-ray. Non-believers cling to doubt based on a 1988 carbon-dating of a corner sample containing cotton fibers, which was not an uncontaminated original. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPLEu1MMYfo]</ref> | | *The [[Shroud of Turin]], impossible to replicate and unexplained by non-believers, confirms an intense flash of light in the [[Resurrection]].<ref>The flash of light captured on the Shroud includes even the flesh and bones of the man, analogous to an X-ray. Non-believers cling to doubt based on a 1988 carbon-dating of a corner sample containing cotton fibers, which was not an uncontaminated original. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPLEu1MMYfo]</ref> |