Original sentence: Beyond the historical information accepted by most secular scholars, the gospels make various additional claims about Jesus; for instance, that Jesus was the messiah prophesied in the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible); that he was God, and the "son of God"; that his mother Mary was a virgin; and that after his crucifixion he rose from the dead, then ascended into heaven
Edited sentence: Beyond the historical information accepted by most secular scholars, the gospels attest that Jesus was the messiah prophesied in the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible); that he was God, and the "son of God"; that his mother Mary was a virgin; and that after his crucifixion he rose from the dead, then ascended into heaven