Talk:Epistle to the Philippians
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[edit] Bible Verses
Matt, why did you just add four quotes from Philippians without any comment on them, or why they should be considered "important"? I think that they should be referenced and commented upon, but not necessarily quoted at length, in an encyclopedia article, if they're included. --Peter Kirby 06:27, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
I don't know how exactly you'd reference a Bible verse. I could have commented on them but probably couldn't have remained NPOV. As for the importance of the verses... well, with the possible exception of the first selection (which is notable mainly in how it can be taken to refer to sleazy televangelists), you'd be hard-pressed to find a Christian who doesn't know them, and many have them memorized. A Google search may not give that impression (most if not all hits for specific verses just come from online compilations of the Bible); however, any Christian will tell you that all of the last three are very important. They're among the most memorized selections in the whole Bible. I suppose if you think it's incomplete or irrelevent, you can take it out, but I think it should stay as it adds a good deal to the article (most people, when browsing a Bible book, wonder "Why does this book matter to Christians?", and including these passages shows why, at least to some degree). --Matt Yeager 06:39, August 20, 2005 (UTC)
Under "Historical": Who is Professor Beet and where did this quote come from? There is no citation.
[edit] Hymnic change
Changed "liberal" to "some" in the section on authorship. There is no reason why a view on the non-Pauline hymnic character of 2:5-11 would make a scholar liberal as opposed to conservative.
