User:Maddyvotypka/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Alcohol in the Bible(Provide a link to the article here.)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article because I thought it would be interesting to learn about the symbolism of alcohol within biblical stories. This is important because it is mentioned various times in the bible and how it relates to life and the various important events through ones life. My overall impression was that the article went in depth on the word wine and how it is incorporated in different cultures. Also, the article went in depth on the symbolism of alcohol that is found in the bible. (

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Evaluate the article
The lead section has a concise introduction sentence describing the importance of wine in the bible and where the word originated from. The content is relevant to the article and it the information connects with each other. The article is coming from a neutral tone of voice and it is from a place of non-bias. There are two sources being used in the article however there could be at least two more sources used here because of detailed the information is about the root word "wine" and the symbolism within the bible. The links in the article are working. The article is well written beginning with the lead section, then going into dissecting the root word "wine" and then going into detail of the symbolism of wine found in the bible. My one recommendation is since the lead section begins with describing the importance of wine in the bible and then discussing the root word switch these two paragraphs because after the lead section the article goes straight into discussing the root word and then the importance of wine in the bible. These two are switched in the article compared to the lead section. This article includes many pictures (one for each symbolism within the bible) and they are laid out in a very appealing manner. The talk page contains many various conversations including some such as modern thinking, references and the common concept of "Jesus never drank alcohol". There are long conversations of what was great in the article and what needed to be improved. The article itself has a B-class rating and is noted as low importance. The articles strengths are providing a detailed section lexigraphy for the word wine because this section shows the reader the different meanings of the word wine in various languages. One aspect that needs improvement are the direct quotes that are being used instead of paraphrasing. There are multiple direct quotes being used especially in the section "Drunkenness". This article overall is well developed however the author should read the Talk page and reread their article so they can edit what needs to be edited.

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