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, and (in some passages) "Lord and God"; 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 his mother Mary was a virgin; and that after his crucifixion he rose from the dead, and then ascended into heaven