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{{WikiProject status|active}}
Some [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information in articles related to '''The Bible'''.  This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians.  If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[Talk:Bible|talk page]] and/or sign up on the list of participants below.
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==Goals==
# Unify the presentations of the [[Biblical canon]] (cf. [[Apocrypha]], [[Books of the Bible]], [[Septuagint]], [[Old Testament]], [[New Testament]]).
# Unify presentation of the individual books of the Bible. 
# Keep [[Bible translations]] pages in order.

As with any Wikipedia project, be aware of other sources and consolidate information in the appropriate places. Collaborate with related projects, wikis, and websites and be respectful of people's differing opinions. See particularly WikiProjects [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Judaism#Jewish_vs._Christian_perspectives|Judaism]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias_in_religion|Countering systemic bias in religion]].

Please discuss any goal changes in the talk page. For reference, there is also an [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Bible/Archive_2|archive of this topic]].

==Scope==
This WikiProject aims primarily to organize information concerning the [[Bible]], particularly sorting out the various canons of Scripture, formatting, etc.  Please cite as necessary. All these articles should be contained in the [[:Category:Bible]] or one of its subcategories.

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion/Religion WikiProjects}}
*[[s:Wikisource:WikiProject_Bible|Bible (Wikisource WikiProject)]]



==Participants==
===List of Participants===
# [[Hatashe]] [[User:Hatashe|Hasanuzzaman]] ([[User talk:Hatashe|talk]]) 23:20, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
# [[User:Mpolo|Mpolo]]
# [[User:Jewbacca|Jewbacca]] 18:16, Sep 14, 2004 (UTC)
# [[User:Phil179|Phil179]] 03:41, Dec 4, 2004 (UTC)
# <s>[[User:E=MC^2|E=MC^2]] 21:00, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)</s> In retrospect, I don't know enough of the Christian POV.
#:Why is that a problem? You would make an excellent reviewer. - [[User:Ta bu shi da yu|Ta bu shi da yu]] 03:37, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:ChanochGruenman|ChanochGruenman]] 23:50, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Ta bu shi da yu|Ta bu shi da yu]] 03:37, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC) - very happy to be involved in this!
# [[User:Nathan Larson|Nathan Larson]] 05:03, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Aaron Brenneman|<span style="color:#2f4f4f;">brenneman</span>]][[User Talk:Aaron Brenneman|<sup style="color:#2f4f4f;">(t)</sup>]][[Special:Contributions/Aaron Brenneman|<sup style="color:#2f4f4f;">(c)</sup>]] 00:15, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Doc glasgow|Doc]] [[User talk:Doc glasgow|(?)]] 11:05, 30 July 2005 (UTC) happy to help out - if anything is actually happening here
# [[User:Peter Kirby|Peter Kirby]] I would like to continue working on biblical studies-type articles, and this seems like a good project.
# [[User:KHM03|KHM03]] 18:48, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Virtualalphamale|Virtualalphamale]] I'm a freshman religion and biology major. This seems like a project I would like to be involved in. 14:31, 14 December 2005
# [[User:Clinkophonist|Clinkophonist]] I'm a waiter but I read about the Bible a lot. 17:26, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
# [[User:The Thadman|Steve Caruso]] 15:45, 31 March 2006 (UTC) - My focus is 1st Century (and earlier) dialects of Aramaic, and I am a Religion and Informatics doublemajor at [[Rutgers University]].
# [[User:Jrcagle|jrcagle]] 02:23, 26 April 2006 (UTC) - About to graduate from Reformed Theological Seminary.  Areas of interest: Pauline epistles, translation, literary criticism.  Happy to help; not a lot of free time.
# [[User:Ephilei|Ephilei]] 19:19, 22 May 2006 (UTC) Undergrad general religion major at [[Greenville College]]. Have a unhealthy obsession with organization and detail.
# [[User:Pianoman24|Pianoman24]] - 10:02, 22 May 2006 (UTC) - love to help with a youthful catholic view
# [[User:RockOfVictory|J. J.]] 20:56, 24 May 2006 (UTC) - Interested in standardizing project practices and consolidating/collaborating information from other sources.
# [[User:Ariedartin|Ariedartin]] 08:11, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
# [[User:ReverendG|ReverendG]] 01:21, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
# [[User:Elatanatari|Elatanatari]] 21:30, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
# [[User:BigDT|BigDT]] 00:47, 27 August 2006 (UTC) - [[Portal:Bible]], some theology articles
#[[User:Znuttyone|Znuttyone]] 15:03, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
#[[User:Chris5897|Chris5897]] 16:39, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
#[[User:Abishai|Abishai]] 03:14, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
#[[User:Hoshie|Hoshie]] 23:33, 14 November 2006 (UTC) - Interested in the translation and various versions of the Bible...
#--[[User:Sir james paul|Sir james paul]] 18:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
# [[User:Badbilltucker|Badbilltucker]] 21:36, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
#[[User:Thisisbossi|Bossi]] 02:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
# [[User:Askbros|Askbros]] 11:23, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
# [[User:Vassyana|Vassyana]] 10:21, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
# {{user|Patricknoddy}}
# [[User:Captain panda|Captain panda]]
# [[User:Codex Sinaiticus|ፈቃደ]] ([[User talk:Codex Sinaiticus|ውይይት]]) 21:16, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
# [[User:Teedium]] Hey! Just part of some religion call Christianity mabye you have heard of it?
# [[User:Polymathematics|Polymathematics]] 04:13, 28 March 2007 (UTC) - agnostic religious studies major, perhaps providing a different perspective?
# [[User:kljenni|kljenni]] [[ jehovahs witnesses ]]
# [[User:Seraphim84|Seraphim84]] 06:07, 26 April 2007 (UTC) - This project sounds interesting. I will see what I can do to help.
# [[User:Alastair Haines|Alastair Haines]] 13:48, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
# <span style="border: 3px solid #90ade3;">[[User:Dangerousnerd|<span style="background: #bad1fb; color: #000000;">&nbsp;DangerousNerd&nbsp;</span>]][[User_talk:Dangerousnerd|<span style="background: #90ade3; color: #FFFFFF;">&nbsp;talk</span>]]</span> 00:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
# [[User: Zrallo|Zrallo]], 14 June 2007
# [[User:Laleena|Laleena]]<sup>[[User talk:Laleena|talk to me]] [[Special:Contributions/Laleena|contributions to Wikipedia]]</sup> 20:08, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
# [[User:Baxterguy]]  29 June 2007
# [[User:Jack1956]]  9 July 2007 
# [[User:Warlordjohncarter|John Carter]] 19:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
# [[User:fusek71]]  29 August 2007 
# [[User:teclontz]]  12 September 2007
# [[User:JodyB|'''JodyB''']]<sub>[[User talk:JodyB| <font color="red">''Roll, Tide, Roll''</font>]]</sub> 14:16, 27 September 2007 (UTC) This is my real-world area of expertise including B.A and M.A. in Bible/Theology from [[Freed-Hardeman University]] and [[Southern Christian University]].
# [[User:Dixonsej|Dixonsej]] 10:27, 6 October 2007 (UTC) 
# 13:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC) 
# --[[User:Java7837|Java7837]] ([[User talk:Java7837|talk]]) 19:55, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
# [[User:Two-face Jackie]] 8 December 2007'
#[[User: Majestysquest]] 17 December 2007
#[[User:Canihaveacookie|Canihaveacookie]] - Mar. 3, 2008 - Bible-reading Christian
# [[User:HopeChrist|HopeChrist]] ([[User talk:HopeChrist|talk]]) 21:27, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
#--[[User:Taiwan boi|Taiwan boi]] ([[User talk:Taiwan boi|talk]]) 14:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC) I am a Calvinist Christian and really like to tell people about the gospel, the fall of man, and the doctrines of grace. 
# [[User:Leszek Jańczuk|Leszek Jańczuk]] ([[User talk:Leszek Jańczuk|talk]]) 12:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC) Manuscripts of the New Testament, the text-types of NT. 
# [[User:Kristamaranatha]] 23 February 2008
# [[User:RJRocket53|RJRocket53]] ([[User talk:RJRocket53|talk]]) 02:10, 15 March 2008 (UTC) I am part of Wikiproject Christianity, and would like to join this too.
# [[User:Observer99|Observer99]] ([[User talk:Observer99|talk]]) 00:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
# [[User:Shamanchill|Shamanchill]] ([[User talk:Shamanchill|talk]]) 18:26, 16 April 2008
# [[User:Feline Hymnic|Feline Hymnic]] ([[User talk:Feline Hymnic|talk]]) 22:20, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
# [[User:Janet1983|Janet1983]] ([[User talk:Janet1983|talk]])
# [[User:Kraftlos|Kraftlos]] ([[User talk:Kraftlos|talk]]) 18:27, 11 July 2008 (PDT)
# [[User:Witr|Witr]] ([[User talk:Witr|talk]]) 00:59, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
# [[User:Willking1979|Willking1979]] ([[User talk:Willking1979|talk]]) 14:58, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
# [[User:Covinben|Covinben]] ([[User talk:Covinben|talk]]) 00:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC) My focus is Early Christian Languages, Biblical Text, and Exegetical Tradition. I have a special interest and emphasis on Discourse Analysis and the Jerusalem letters.
# [[User:Dcollins52|Dcollins52]]([[User talk: Dcollins52|talk}})16:27, 28 November 2008 (UTC) I am a Christian and know a ton of stuff about the Bible, but I am not exactly a Bible buff.
# [[User:Lamorak|Lamorak]] ([[User talk:Lamorak|talk]]) 04:45, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
# [[User:Gr8opinionater|Gr8opinionater]] ([[User talk:Gr8opinionater|talk]]) 20:07, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
# [[User:LovesMacs|<span style="color:#FF1493; font-family:sylfaen;">Loves</span>]][[User:LovesMacs|<span style="color:#1E90FF; font-family:sylfaen;">Macs</span>]][[User talk:LovesMacs| (talk)]] 00:00, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
# [[User:CoppBob|CoppBob]] ([[User talk:CoppBob|talk]]) 02:10, 6 February 2009 (UTC)  Broad-minded member of the Episcopal Church
# --[[User:Inawe|Inawe]] ([[User talk:Inawe|talk]]) 14:01, 13 February 2009 (UTC) Instructor HGEU Odessa
# [[User:Enigmaticjew|Enigmaticjew]]
# [[User:Timlight|Timlight]] 15:37, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
# [[User:BillyJack193|BillyJack193]] ([[User talk:BillyJack193|talk]]) 18:40, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
# [[User:Hendersonsage|Hendersonsage]] ([[User talk:Hendersonsage|talk]]) 12:32, 7 June 2009 (UTC)I'm a religion major at UNC Pembroke. I have a broad area of expertise including; Higher Criticism (especially source criticism), How the Bible was written/History of the Bible, Different cannons and there development, Historical/cultural back ground of Old/New Testament, and Apocrypha and Psuedepigrapha (especially the Gospel of Thomas). 
#[[User:Arlen22|Arlen22]] ([[User talk:Arlen22|talk]]) 20:37, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
# [[User:Muzhogg|Muzhogg]] ([[User talk:Muzhogg|talk]]) 21:03, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

===Userbox===
Please feel free to add this user box to your user page. Click on '''edit''' at the top your user page and insert the code where you want it. Or if you want it on the right side of the page instead of the left, write '''{{tl|User WikiProject Bible/R}}''' at the top of the page.

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All members should feel free to add {{tl|User WikiProject Bible}} to their userpages.

==Structure==
[Discuss the format for each article based on the WikiProject. Include various categories applicable to the topic.]

==Recognized content==
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Bible articles by quality statistics}}
===Featured articles===
*[[Noah's Ark]]

===Good articles===
*[[Alcohol in the Bible]]
*[[Comma Johanneum]]
*[[God]]
*[[Jesus]]
*[[Textual criticism]]

===DYK (Did You Know)s===
*[[Alba Bible]] - 26 October 2006.
*[[Biblical archaeology school]] - 21 August 2008.
*[[Evangelist portrait]] - 25 February 2007.
*[[Flagellation of Christ]] - 2 October 2008.
*[[Framework interpretation (Genesis)]] - 21 February 2007.
*[[Psalm 83]] - 3 August 2007.
*[[St Augustine Gospels]] - 26 March 2009.

==Formerly recognized content==
===Former featured articles===
*[[Authorized King James Version]]

===Former good articles===
*[[Documentary hypothesis]]
*[[Midrash]]
*[[Peshitta]]

==[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team]] selections==
These articles have been selected by the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team]] for inclusion in one or more release versions of wikipedia. Please help ensure these articles remain at the highest possible level of quality.
*[[Bible]]
*[[Dead Sea Scrolls]]
*[[God]]
*[[Idolatry]]
*[[Jesus]]
*[[Mary (mother of Jesus)]]
*[[Midrash]]

==Tasks==
#Reorganize by learning from some of the popular projects (e.g. [[Wikipedia:{{WPMILHIST|Military history]]).
##Make better use of [[Wikipedia:Transclusion_costs_and_benefits|transclusion]] and [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|templates]].
##Fill out Structure section with examples/templates of good pages.
##List of Good Projects to look at.
###[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Judaism]]
###[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Christianity]]
###[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history]]
#Use [[commons:Category:Bible]] for majority of uploaded media.
# To assess the articles that fall within the project's scope through the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bible/Assessment|Assessment]] unit, making it easier to know how the various articles with which the project deals with stand.
# Add all pages that fall within the scope of this project to the list at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bible/Articles]] by category
# Patrol the list at [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Bible/Articles|recent changes]] for recent improvements, vandalism, or other changes to these articles.

==Related projects==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Religious texts|WikiProject Religious texts]]

==Work groups==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bible/Biblical criticism work group|Biblical criticism work group]] - dealing with content specifically relating to [[Biblical criticism]]

==Infoboxes==
There is now an infobox called [[Template:Bible translation infobox]] which is eagerly waiting your comments/discussion/changes.
[[User:Brusselsshrek|Brusselsshrek]] 23:19, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

There is also an infobox called [[Template:New Testament manuscript infobox]]. For any text critical buffs who'd like to add articles, check:
*[[List of New Testament papyri]]
*[[List of New Testament uncials]]
*[[List of New Testament minuscules]]
*[[List of New Testament lectionaries]]
for manuscripts needing a write-up. [[User:Alastair Haines|Alastair Haines]] 13:53, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

==Templates==
Please feel free to add the template {{tl|WikiProject Bible}} to the '''talk''' pages of all articles dealing with the Bible.

Use the [[Template:bibleverse|bibleverse]] template for linking to verses in footnoted references. For example:

"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." ([[Gospel of John|John]] 3:17, [[NIV]] {{ref|(1)}})

and in the references section: {{note|(1)}} {{bibleverse||John|3:17|NIV}}

There exist Ketuvim, Torah, and Nevi'im templates in use.
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Here are some templates to organize some things:
*{{tl|sons of Abraham}} produces:

{{sons of Abraham}}

*{{tl|sons of Ishmael}} produces:

{{sons of Ishmael}}
*{{tl|sons of Jacob}} produces:

{{sons of Jacob}}

*{{tl|Adam to David}} produces:

{{Adam to David}}

*<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Portal:Bible/Featured chapter/Template]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> adds the current selected Bible verse from [[Portal:Bible]] to your user page:

{{Portal:Bible/Featured chapter/Template}}


see for example [[Ishmael]] and [[Isaac]]

[[User:Blubberbrein2|Blubberbrein2]] 22:25, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

It's a bit bright and garish, is there any way to tone the colours down a bit?

I get the feeling that some (but not all) of the templates would be controversial - Islam says that the sons of Abraham happened in a different order to Judaism, for example. [[User:Clinkophonist|Clinkophonist]] 17:29, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I've made a new template to cover style issues that Bible articles sometimes seem to befall. Its based on the {{tl|In-universe}} template, which people are avoiding using because it says ''fact from fiction'', as it would obviously have bias problems in Bible articles.

'''This template has been deleted:'''
*{{tl|In-religion-universe}} produces:

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| text = This {{#if: |{{{subject}}}-related|}} article or section describes a '''work or element of religion''' in a primarily [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)|in-universe]] style.<br />Please [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} '''rewrite''' this article or section] to [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)|explain the religious nature more clearly and provide outside perspective]].
}}<!--[[Category:Religion articles needing distinction between internal and external views]]-->
<small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Clinkophonist|Clinkophonist]] ([[User talk:Clinkophonist|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Clinkophonist|contribs]]) 23:12, 1 March 2008</small><!-- Template:Unsigned2 -->
:NOTE: Could be a good idea, but the links still go to a page talking about "fiction".  They should definitely point to a more appropriate page.  [[User:Til Eulenspiegel|Til Eulenspiegel]] ([[User talk:Til Eulenspiegel|talk]]) 14:33, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
:: I have rewritten the text and re-linked it to a page talking about articles that are too [[Wikipedia:make technical articles accessible|technical]], as well as the main [[Wikipedia:manual of style]] page.  (I have also [[Wikipedia:subst|subst:]]ed the original template in the above entry on this talk page, for purpose of comparison between the old version, above, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:In-religion-universe&oldid=210018531 new one].)  However, I think the page ought to be renamed; the current name still carries the point of view that religion is a "universe," as if it is separate from the real one; whether that point of view is valid or not, [[WP:NPOV|it's not for Wikipedia to decide]]. [[Special:Contributions/69.140.152.55|69.140.152.55]] ([[User talk:69.140.152.55|talk]]) 01:54, 4 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
This Template was deleted on 18:37, 10 August 2008 by Happy-Melon. The example is hard coded into the page. [[User:Arlen22|Arlen22]] ([[User talk:Arlen22|talk]]) 22:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

==WikiProject Bible watchlist==
[[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Bible/watchlist|Recent changes to WikiProject Bible articles]]
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