Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mar Saba letter


 * 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. Liz Read! Talk! 06:47, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Mar Saba letter

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This page duplicates parts of Secret Gospel of Mark, except the same content on that page is better organized, better cited, and more detailed. GordonGlottal (talk) 15:58, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Coffee  //  have a ☕️ //  beans  // 20:25, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * obvious merge though it can be argued which way it should go. Also, the present article is sketchy, but the Secret Gospel article is insanely detailed, way past what it reasonable in an encyclopedia. Mangoe (talk) 04:14, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep This article was created in 2006 as a split from Secret Gospel of Mark. The latter article has been considerably expanded since then, which has led to duplication of content. I think it's reasonable to keep these as separate articles; the thing to do is merge the information about the letter's discovery and the authenticity dispute into this article, leaving the Secret Gospel article to focus on the alleged contents of the gospel and its interpretation. Dan from A.P. (talk) 13:01, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 02:50, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep, as it appears to be a noteworthy subject, content just needs to be merged in from the other article.Jackattack1597 (talk) 22:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * comment Commenters should be aware that there is no Secret Gospel of Mark outside the Mar Saba letter; the latter is the only testimony to the former. Mangoe (talk) 00:59, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep - the Secret Gospel of Mark article is 140.53 kB and the WP:SIZERULE guideline suggests splitting an article at 100 kB, so the Mar Saba Letter article seems like a natural WP:SPINOUT with the Mar Saba Letter article describing the discovery and the Secret Gospel of Mark article discussing the contents and theological implications - cheers - Epinoia (talk) 17:29, 20 February 2022 (UTC)


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