Some Wikipedians have formed Wikiproject Bible 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.
As a group, we do not prefer any particular tradition or interpretation of the Bible, but endeavor that all Biblical teachings, historical accounts, and prophecy are fairly and accurately represented. If you'd like to join and become a part of this project, sign the
Membership Page.
Tasks
These are some things you can do to improve the quality of Wikipedia coverage of the Bible.
Attract attention from editors interested in the Bible and Bible-related topics.
Look over the
recent changes list for recent improvements to articles, other changes, and vandalism.
Create collaborative projects to systematically improve coverage.
Adopted Topic, where a suite of topically related articles are targeted for improvement until there's a consensus to move on to a new topic. (see
here)
Article Review, for articles nominated by members for wider review. In this case the new ones go at the top and sink as new ones are added. (see
here)
Improve the {{
WikiProject Bible}} banner that goes at the head of Talk Pages to handle tags for unreferenced, copyedit needed, cleanup needed, expansion needed, and POV warning.
Add more reward templates or barnstars (awards can be found
here, and have people in the task force actually watching logs and rewarding key contributors.
Assess the articles that fall within the project's scope through the
Assessment unit, making it easier to know how the various articles with which the project deals with stand.
Assessment Department - These editors work to assess and categorize articles within the scope of the Bible project. If you'd like to help, sign your name below like this ::*~~~~.
Maintenance Department - These editors work to maintain the project page, work groups, subpages, portal, etc. If you'd like to help, sign your name below like this ::*~~~~.
Outreach Department - These editors work to recruit and welcome new editors to the project. If you'd like to help, sign your name below like this ::*~~~~.
Peer Review Department - These editors work to improve specific articles within the scope of the Bible Project. If you'd like to help, sign your name below like this ::*~~~~.
The articles listed below have all been recognized by the wikipedia community and are all related to at least one of the Bible-related WikiProjects.
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by
JL-Bot (
talk·contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is
tagged or
categorized (e.g.
Category:WikiProject Bible articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See
WP:RECOG for configuration options.
The following articles within the scope of this project have been selected by the Version 1.0 Editorial Team for inclusion in one or more release versions.
The following templates can be used on pages in Wikipedia to associate them with the Bible WikiProject. Click on a template's title to see a sample of what it produces when included on a page.
11 easy steps to producing at least a
B article
Starting from scratch and want to know how to take it from "0 to 60"? Follow these helpful tips! Some parts are also useful for already-existing articles.
Since categories at the bottom of the articles
interwiki linked in your article may be appropriate to place in your article, go through each interwiki link in your article and review the categories at the bottom of the linked article for inclusion in your article.
Confirm that the
interwiki links, footnotes, and external (non-wiki) links in your article go where you want them to go.
Post an article request at
Wikipedia:Requested articles for each broken (
red)
interwiki link in your article OR remove the double brackets around the broken interwiki link OR write that article as well (these are your only three choices).
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
Judaism and
Countering systemic bias in religion
Please discuss any goal changes in the talk page. For reference, there is also an
archive of this topic.
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
Clinkophonist I'm a waiter but I read about the Bible a lot. 17:26, 20 March 2006 (UTC)reply
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.reply
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.reply
Ephilei 19:19, 22 May 2006 (UTC) Undergrad general religion major at
Greenville College. Have a unhealthy obsession with organization and detail.reply
Pianoman24 - 10:02, 22 May 2006 (UTC) - love to help with a youthful catholic viewreply
J. J. 20:56, 24 May 2006 (UTC) - Interested in standardizing project practices and consolidating/collaborating information from other sources.reply
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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.reply
Leszek Jańczuk (
talk) 12:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC) Manuscripts of the New Testament, the text-types of NT.reply
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.reply
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.reply
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).reply
Jaden1138 (
talk) 15:08, 16 July 2009 (UTC) I am a Non-Denominational Evangelical Christian with a love for the Bible and for people. Also I graduated with honors in English from high school so I can help by correcting English spelling and grammatical errors when I see them. I am also a self-taught graphic artist and if I am needed, I can create graphics for this site. But I may need help with copyrighting. I do have a Creative Commons Copyright account for my artwork, if that is useful here.reply
counselorhertz (
talk) 01:11, 26 May 2010 (UTC)Attorney and biblical scholar. Juris doctor from Simon Greenleaf University SOL; biblical studies and historicity of bible, apologetics.reply
EncycloPetey (
talk) 03:56, 10 December 2011 (UTC) Since I'm working, I might as well list myself. I have a minor in Biblical Studies, and have taught Bible customs, the history of the Jewish kingdoms, the exile / return, and the major prophets. I have a good knowledge of Latin, and some experience with Koine Greek. I own several translations in several languages.reply
JohnChrysostom (
talk) 02:10, 18 December 2011 (UTC) I've a BA in Philosophy and Comparative Religions, and am pursuing graduate studies as a Latin-rite Catholic seminarian. I can read Pseudo-Attic (i.e. Plato) and Koine Greek as well as Classical, Medieval, and Ecclesiastical Latin. Study of the Bible is a personal passion, rivaling my passion for philosophy, theology and ancient history. I own all of the major and most of the minor English translations (DRC, KJV, ASV, Knox, CCD, RSV, RSV-CE, RSV-2CE, Jerusalem Bible, NAB, NIV 1984, NASB, NKJV, NJB, REB, NRSV, NLT, OSB, NETS, NABRE, etc.), several versions in other languages, the Clementina and Nova Vulgatae, as well as most of the Greek source texts (W&H, NA27/UBS4, TR, Hodges-Farstad Majority Text, Rahlf's Septuagint, Brenton's LXX), with the exception of the Gottingen LXX. I have on hand also most ancient pagan and Jewish sources referring to the Christians or Jesus, the 38-volume collection of the Fathers, etc. if anyone needs anything referenced. If I would have to declare areas of expertise or specialty in specifically Biblical studies (without crossing in to theology or ecclesiastical history or the Fathers, where there is some overlap), it would be in the LXX, the OT canon, the non-canonical texts of the intertestamental and NT periods/pseudepigrapha, and the NT canon, with several other subjects in close proximity.reply
JovanPayes (
talk) B.A. in Bible, and current graduate student at Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson, Tenn.). Serving as a local evangelist in Livingston, California.
DoctorLazarusLong (
talk) 16:13, 20 March 2012 (UTC) Anthropology major, but long standing student of Biblical exegesis. Wrote my last major capstone essay on what the canonical Bible says about the afterlife vs what has come into Christian afterlife mythos from other sources.reply
Drchrisheard (
talk) 23:52, 24 August 2012 (UTC) Assoc. Prof. of Religion at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. Areas of specialty: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, especially Genesis and other narrative texts.reply
Jenhawk777 (
talk) 23:34, 4 December 2017 (UTC) One of my initial experiences on Wiki was the Bible and violence article so I consider myself baptized by fire here! :-)reply
Yaakovaryeh (
talk) 05:33, 26 March 2019 (UTC) Have studied the entire Hebrew bible in the original Hebrew. Familiar with classic Judaic commentaries. Interested in biblical criticism.reply
Logawinner (
talk) 17:14, 14 June 2019 (UTC) Im glad this is here and will be happy to help.reply
Montgolfière (
talk) 17:13, 6 August 2019 (UTC) I've already been doing a lot of work on bible-related articles, but I figured I should add myself here to make it official.reply
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Naboo64 (
talk) 12:53, 25 September 2020 (UTC)]] I can bring a Sabbatarian perspective to this group. My father received a Bachelors in Theology from Ambassador College.reply
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YTKJ (
talk) 21:39, 3 July 2022 (UTC)" - I used to edit under the name Vorbee, but that was on the old computer which I no longer use, and I am still interested in being an active member of this WikiProject.
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Joe Spivyreply
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