Christians, would you buy this NT?

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The added sections, including the part you mentioned regarding handing serpents in Mark, have been eliminated through textual criticism. Only the Orthodox and conservative Catholics keep them. Anyone who believes in textual criticism removes them.

I was not aware that some translations have eliminated the snake handling verses entirely. Usually I've seen a footnote with a disclaimer for the verses.

- 2 Peter, 2 John, and 3 John would be eliminated as forgeries

2 Peter would be removed, so too probably would 1 Peter. There's no reason to remove 2 and 3 John because a majority of scholars believe all three epistles 1, 2, 3 John to be written by the one author.

Interesting that you had nothing to say about Jude, James, or Revelation.

If 2 Peter pre-dates Jude then you'd have to eliminate Jude. But that's by no means a settled theory, and it could well be that 2 Peter used the book of Jude, which would lend credibility to its authenticity.

You would not want to keep Revelation though since its content is unverifiable.

Those are good points.
I forgot about Jude, but I would eliminate it.
I don't like Revelation, but I don't think it's a forgery. The author's name was John, but he wasn't trying to impersonate the apostle John as far as I know. The goal should be authenticity as opposed to sanity.