User:GoldenRetriever0142/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Dating the Bible

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I choose this article randomly and my initial impression was that the page had relatively little text compared to the many sources that have been used to construct the article. The Dating of the Bible matters because it is a very important document that has played an enormous role in shaping the world we live in today. Understanding when texts were written can help us place the stories within an historical context, which might help us gain a deeper understanding of the texts and the historical period in which they were written.

Evaluate the article
The first sentence of the article could be more concise and descriptive. Since the lead is essentially the only text paragraph in this article other sections are not mentioned. The tables within the article are great for an overview of the biblical books, however, the article would benefit from more text paragraphs to explain the tables. This would also help improve the lead of the article. in addition, the article could mention more about important persons that is believed to have authored some of the biblical books, for example Paul the Apostle. Nevertheless, the article seems to do a good job of balancing between the Jewish and Christian tradition, although some Christian groups might consider the article to be limited since no distinction is made between the Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox canons (only Deuterocanonical books are mentioned). The source material seems to be very satisfactory and many different sources are used as well. The article would benefit from more images, but the tables provide a very good overview of the various books and historical periods. The article is involved with many different WikiProjects and the talk page highlights a thorough discussion of the page and its source material.