Talk:Antisemitism in the Gospel of Matthew

Problems with article
The title of this article is misleading. It should be "Perceived Antisemitism in the Gospel of Matthew". Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 19:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

I agree. The title of the article implies that the discussion is about Antisemitism 'in' the Gospel of Matthew, but doesn't distinguish between this and illegitimate uses of the Gospel of Matthew, or false perceptions of anti-semitism.Sbmackay (talk) 01:35, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * What's the difference between a book containing antisemitism, "perceived antisemitism", and "false perceptions of antisemitism"? Who gets to decide which are "real", which are "perceived", and which are "false"? Is there some sort of standardized test? Jayjg (talk) 04:14, 28 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Of course there is a difference. People read parts of the Jewish scriptures all the time and misapply them, or take them out of their Ancient Near Eastern context. There is a difference between reading a document well, and reading it badly.Sbmackay (talk) 06:57, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Gospel of Matthew
The content of this article should be added to the Gospel of Matthew, rather than having its own article. That way it can be properly assessed by experts in the field. There is no need for a separate article. If there is no objection I will move it. Sbmackay (talk) 04:54, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Why wouldn't it be moved to Antisemitism in the New Testament? Anyway, it's too large to move into the Gospel of Matthew, if anything it's a sub-article of it (and Antisemitism in the New Testament). Jayjg (talk) 06:28, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Same issue for Antisemitism in the Gospel of John. It's interesting that the Gospel of Matthew article contains absolutely nothing on the topic. That's indicative that either the majority of people familiar with the scholarship on Matthew don't accept this thesis at all, or there is a shortcoming in the article. I think moving it to Antisemitism in the New Testament would be fine though. To be honest, I doubt the quality of this article would allow it to survive long in the Gospel of Matthew.Sbmackay (talk) 12:05, 27 June 2010 (UTC)