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| | *[[John]] was probably 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 despite their intense ethnic conflicts; | | *[[John]] was probably 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 despite their intense ethnic conflicts; |
| | *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> |
| − | *most translations are entirely by linguists without input by those having a mathematical, writing, artistic, or poetic background, such that the result is more wooden and one-dimensional 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 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]]; | | *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]]; |