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| | #the stunning originality in the [[Bible]] is beyond human imagination and thereby confirms its truth, as in the [[Son of God]] [[washing the feet|washing the grimy feet]] of the [[Apostles]] at the [[Last Supper]], and "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us";<ref>{{bibleref|John|1|14}} ([[ESV]])</ref> | | #the stunning originality in the [[Bible]] is beyond human imagination and thereby confirms its truth, as in the [[Son of God]] [[washing the feet|washing the grimy feet]] of the [[Apostles]] at the [[Last Supper]], and "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us";<ref>{{bibleref|John|1|14}} ([[ESV]])</ref> |
| | #the [[New Testament]] is a terrific handbook against [[addiction]], which afflicts everyone: the original uses the [[Greek]] root "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 uses the [[Greek]] root "adikia" 25 times in 24 verses yet modern translations fail to translate it as addiction;<ref>See [[addiction etymology]].</ref> |
| − | #[[John]] was probably a [[Mystery: Was John a Samaritan|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 despite their intense ethnic conflicts; | + | #The four [[Gospels]] were written by ethnic rivals: a [[Jew]], a [[Gentile]], a [[Greek]], and probably a Samaritan ([[John]]), which proves their authenticity because they verified each other's accounts despite their underlying conflict; |
| | + | #there is much [[Humor in the Bible|humor]] throughout the [[Bible]] which [[liberal]]s -- who generally have a poor sense of humor -- fail to translate properly to capture [[Humor and the Bible|fully]]; |
| | #the [[Bible]] is tremendously helpful for healing, and "healing" is a better translation than the overused term "peace" with its military connotation.<ref>The Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) is typically translated as peace, but really means completeness and soundness. See Strong's 7965 and 7999.</ref> | | #the [[Bible]] is tremendously helpful for healing, and "healing" is a better translation than the overused term "peace" with its military connotation.<ref>The Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) is typically translated as peace, but really means completeness and soundness. See Strong's 7965 and 7999.</ref> |
| | #there are many intellectual gems in the [[Bible]], and new ones being discovered with internet tools, which makes Bible analysis as fascinating and rewarding as science/math; | | #there are many intellectual gems in the [[Bible]], and new ones being discovered with internet tools, which makes Bible analysis as fascinating and rewarding as science/math; |
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| | #most modern translations are entirely by linguist professors without input by those having mathematical, scientific, writing, artistic, or poetic skills, causing a more one-dimensional and antiquated rendition than it should be; | | #most modern translations are entirely by linguist professors without input by those having mathematical, scientific, writing, artistic, or poetic skills, causing a more one-dimensional and antiquated rendition than it should be; |
| | #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; | | #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]];
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| | #[[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> |
| | #[[The Lord's Prayer]] is unjustifiably diluted by the monarchical term "[[kingdom]]" (better: "[[paradise]]") and the [[globalism|globalist]] "[[earth]]" (better: "here"); | | #[[The Lord's Prayer]] is unjustifiably diluted by the monarchical term "[[kingdom]]" (better: "[[paradise]]") and the [[globalism|globalist]] "[[earth]]" (better: "here"); |