Talk:The Ten Virgins

Merging
IMHO, we should merge the two articles The Parable of the Ten Virgins and The Ten Virgins. Both articles spend the first few paragraphs reciting the parable and offers some commentary. This maybe duplicate. --Hurricane111 00:14, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree it should me merged. How is this done? Jeremy Conlin 03:51, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

It would be very useful to put this parable into the context of extant Hebrew and Jewish marriage customs of the times. What was the function of the ten bridesmaids and why did they have to watch for the Bridegroom? How would the local people of Jesus' time understood this parable, based upon their cultural practices? sznjmsn@gilanet.com

The Parable of the Ten Virgins is written from a biblical perspective and addresses Hebrew customs. The Ten Virgins is written from a traditional ecclesiastical viewpoint which is based on different presuppositions. The two perspectives are both quite different. They cannot be reconciled without considerable disharmony and counter editing. This of course is not in the spirit and best interests of the ongoing Wikipedia work. Accordingly IMHO the two should be left separate. - Dr. Gavin Finley, Feb. 2006