Talk:Discourse on holiness

"Some scholars[citation needed], including some aligned with Christian orthodoxy, have proposed that, since Jewish literature of the period frequently portrayed non-Jews as dogs and the Roman Empire as a pig, the phrase is a rebuke of Gentiles, and hence that Jesus' message was intended solely for Jews. Amongst mainstream Christians[citation needed] the phrase is sometimes interpreted as an instruction against continuing to evangelise people who are unsympathetic to Christianity, while some[citation needed] interpret the phrase as merely being an attack against unholy things - that special effort should be made to keep places of worship clean, religious meals respected, and holy days honoured."

Without a specific citation, the claim that "Jewish literature of the period frequently portrayed non-Jews as dogs and the Roman Empire as a pig" is completely unsupported. It should be removed or at least modified to say that "Some scholars claim that Jewish literature of the period frequently portrayed non-Jews as dogs and the Roman Empire as a pig, and they attribute the phrase to be a rebuke ..."

Kromholz (talk) 21:16, 28 September 2009 (UTC)