Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biblical criticism


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was keep. No one wants to delete it and there's no consensus to merge. If someone still feels like it should be merged, it's an editorial decision that anyone can do (or revert). - Bobet 12:07, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Biblical_criticism
Biblical criticism is redundant with Criticism of the Bible. They are exactly the same topics. Doesn't really matter which on goes. Any text thought salvagable can be dumped into the other. GoodSamaritan 11:49, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Now merge based on the discussion below. GoodSamaritan 05:46, 1 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Criticism of the Bible and merge anything sourced and relevant... this probably could have been boldly done without an AfD.--Isotope23 14:47, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge due to redundancy.Gobawoo 16:40, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Wait! Biblical criticism is not the same as Criticism of the Bible. Sheesh!  You cannot merge these articles!!!
 * Do not delete or merge! Biblical Criticism is an important academic field in theology and religious studies. It is not the same as the Criticism of the Bible. Criticism of the Bible is an interesting and useful Wikipedia article, but it is about philosophical and ethical objections to the contents of the Bible. Biblical criticism- which is an important and recognised academic field in both religious studies and theolgoy- is criticism of a literary or historical nature: it is about recovering the original text, understanding the history of the text and its transmission, understanding the background to the text. This is a quite different set of concerns to what is mentioned in the Criticism of the Bible article- as, indeed, the introduction to the 'Cricitism of the Bible article notes: This article is about criticisms which are made against the Bible as a source of information or ethical guidance. This is not the same thing as Biblical Criticism, which is the academic treatment of the bible as a historical document. Enough said, I think! Slackbuie 21:02, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Your defence seems to be that this article is a WP:POVFORK (which are not allowed). If the two articles are honestly something different, one of the the article's titles should relect this. "Biblical criticism" and "Criticism of the Bible" mean exactly the same thing and that is confusing. GoodSamaritan 05:46, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep per Slackbuie the percieved redundancy soes not exist and merger wouldn't require an AfD anyway. Eluchil404 10:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Biblical Criticism is one of the critical elements in the study of the Old Testament Theology. The terms Biblical Criticism forms part of the dictionary of theologians whereas Criticism of the Bible does not.  I have included further readings in Biblical Criticism to show how important this topic is.  For personal opinion about Biblical Criticism, you may consult any Old Testament Theologian teaching in a Seminary or a University near your location.  Please do not delete this article and maintain status quo.  In course of time, this article will be developed by consulting Old Testament Theologians.Pavani 12:05, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.