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@Fayenatic london: Hello! I expect you are new enough to Wikipedia not to realize this page is in violation of several of Wikipedia's requirements.Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not What you have here is called primary sourcing (the Bible references), which makes this original work--your views--and that is forbidden.[1] All sourcing must be supported by quality secondary sources, but especially primary sources like Bible quotes must be backed up by verifiable secondary sources[2] because in the Bible area, there is a lot of regular controversy. Books that cover Jewish law, the death penalty, Jewish ethics, etc. are the kind of thing you need here. Google books is a good place to begin. [3] You also can't just present one side of a controversial topic.[4] It is a Wikipedia requirement that you demonstrate neutrality.[5] Without secondary sources and a neutral pov, this page will be deleted by someone in a relatively short time. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia remember--not a soapbox for individual opinions.[6] There is a pretty steep learning curve on Wikipedia, so don't take any of this personally. None of this is stuff the ordinary person knows before attempting to edit Wikipedia. Some reading will help with all this. [7] I am willing to help with some of the work here if you want help finding those sources. I won't collapse or delete this page--but I guarantee someone else will come along and do exactly that if it isn't cleaned up soon. Jenhawk777 (talk) 03:16, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
Pinging Oct13 who created the page. —PaleoNeonate – 03:20, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- I meant to include both names! Thank you! Jenhawk777 (talk) 03:22, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- I'm gathering secondary sources ATM. Jewish sources for OT and Christian sources for NT. Will update soon!
- Oct13 (talk) 05:29, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- Oct13 I recommend replacing the designations 'Jewish' and 'Christian' with something more neutral and less subject to disagreement over definition. Old Testament views will be interpreted by both Jewish and Christian theologians and ethicists remember, but it is not necessary to designate them as such. What you are looking for are the majority views. What do most scholars who study this subject say about it? Include all the views, including atheist, agnostic, whatever, in sections such as historical views, sociological views, theological views etc. It will have to be divided by section since it can't be divided by topic--as there is only one topic. :-) Scholars may not fully agree with your own interpretation. Do not slant things to represent your views. You are compiling what the scholars say only. Good luck and if you need any help, I am only a ping away. Jenhawk777 (talk) 16:18, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- This article isn't my opinion. It's not my opinion, for example, that God tells man what he tells man; it's a quote. I don't agree with Rashi, as another example. Indeed I didn't include any of my opinions in this article, save for what the Catholic Church's position on the death penalty is under Christian perspectives; but I only included various Christians' perspectives - not just my church's - as secondary sources. That said, Michael Barber is a scholar and I cited him under the section Woman caught in adultery. I'll look for more biblical scholars to cite.
- Oct13 (talk) 21:19, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- I accept all that you say as you say it, but when you use original sources it communicates as an opinion whether you intend it or not. That's why Wiki has that rule. I have not researched this topic--but I can tell you that even a direct quote from the Bible will end up interpreted multiple ways. It's what keeps the theologians in business. I will leave you to it. Jenhawk777 (talk) 22:26, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, that is the main issue: everyone could pick their favorite verses about violence or death while not acknowledging others, and vice-versa. This is commonly called cherry-picking or quote-mining, and is not necessarily made with bad intent, but is subject to common issues like confirmation bias. This is why it's good to start using a scholarly tertiary source and to then pick the examples pointed out by that source. Something that is also within the scope of this article is justification of power and justice enforcement (in some cases justifying murder by humans), etc. For this latter topic, the primary biblical sources are not very useful, but there are plenty of scholarly sources considered reliable which could be used. This article is also closely related to Violence in the Bible and merging the two is also an eventual possibility (or splitting part of the other article and placing it here, etc), although such reorganization may possibly be hasty at this point, as the article is so new. —PaleoNeonate – 23:21, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- The two editors above are correct, the best sources for a WP-article on this topic are academic publications about "Death penalty in the Bible". Don't confuse it with "Christian/Jewish approach to death penalty", a different but related topic. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:57, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
- That said, I do think we should have an article on this topic. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:59, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
- Oct13 I recommend replacing the designations 'Jewish' and 'Christian' with something more neutral and less subject to disagreement over definition. Old Testament views will be interpreted by both Jewish and Christian theologians and ethicists remember, but it is not necessary to designate them as such. What you are looking for are the majority views. What do most scholars who study this subject say about it? Include all the views, including atheist, agnostic, whatever, in sections such as historical views, sociological views, theological views etc. It will have to be divided by section since it can't be divided by topic--as there is only one topic. :-) Scholars may not fully agree with your own interpretation. Do not slant things to represent your views. You are compiling what the scholars say only. Good luck and if you need any help, I am only a ping away. Jenhawk777 (talk) 16:18, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Oct13: Now that you have your list of scriptures, this article needs expanding with at least three things: it needs the addition of the Near Eastern context, and what laws of other nations surrounding Israel were like in the same era, including how Christianity has both practiced and protested the death penalty; it needs a theology/ethics section and a discussion of all the various theological/ethical views--both then and now--because, as I said above, there are always multiple interpretations of the Bible texts; and it is in need of a sociology section. I might also include a history section. There is not a monolithic view of this highly controversial topic and presenting it as though there is, or ever was, is incorrect. If you would rather not, I will come back and do some work on it when I have finished what I am doing now. Jenhawk777 21:22, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
Which God?
God with a capital G means the God of the Bible. Indeed Israel, who wrote the OT, only believes in one God and give him many names: YHWH, Elohim, the Lord, etc. So you don't need to specify which God. Oct13 (talk) 21:56, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
Homosexuality
I have no opinion on the issues of primary sourcing that are being discussed. I'm just wondering why the article doesn't discuss homosexuality, given Leviticus 20:13 -- "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." See The Bible and Homosexuality.Kirkpete (talk) 15:58, 4 September 2019 (UTC) KirkPete
- I see no reason not to include this, but use good secondary sources. University-press texts on this shouldn't be hard to find. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:11, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
- Yup, agree. And to be clear: it's not about women (lesbians). Maimonides discussed whether there was worldly biblical law against lesbians, and he agreed that lesbians could be slapped for indecency, but no legal punishment was provided by Scripture. Tgeorgescu (talk) 19:15, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
- Leviticus 18:3 has been read as a prohibition against lesbianism (and, I think, something in NT), but it doesn't mention any specific punishment, so off-topic for this article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:29, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
- Technically, yes, in Judaism lesbianism is considered a form of lewdness, so it is formally prohibited, but not serious enough to disqualify a woman from marrying a priest (unlike rape, divorce or widowhood). If I'm not wrong, sperm in vain is considered in Judaism as more wicked than lesbianism. Tgeorgescu (talk) 20:04, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Death penalty for homosexuality which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 22:17, 25 September 2019 (UTC)