Original sentence: Beyond the historical information accepted by most secular scholars, the gospels make various additional claims about Jesus: that Jesus was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible); that he was the son of God; that he existed before the world was created (John 17:5), that Christ "and the Father are One" (John 10:30), and similar Johannine quotes seen by Christians as suggestive of divinity; that his mother Mary was a virgin; and that after his crucifixion he rose from the dead, and then ascended into heaven
Edited sentence: Beyond the historical information accepted by most secular scholars, the gospels make various additional claims about Jesus: that Jesus was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible); that he was the son of God; that he existed before the world was created (John 17:5), that Christ "and the Father are One" (John 10:30), and many similar quotes indicating Divinity; that his mother Mary was a virgin; and that after his crucifixion he rose from the dead, and then ascended into heaven