Talk:Timaeus (dialogue)

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[edit] Purpose of the universe

I cancelled the remark about some Christian sects differring with creation ex nihilo because they did not exist at Plato's time and therefore are not relevant to the article. While the reference to the Bible position is important also because the "Timaeus" has been used to interpret the Genesis by medioeval Christian philosophers who indeed refused the original idea of eternal matter and introduced the creation ex nihilo. Benio76 22:01, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

To the person who wrote about the interpretation of the creation in Genesis as an "organisation" and not a "creation ex nihilo". I reverted your edit because:

1/ it is not sourced. You propose an interpretation of the Genesis which is different from the current one and is based on the translation of a world from ancient Hebrew: so, you have to quote first of all a dictionary for the translation and then a critical source supporting and explaining the interpretation. Otherwise, your contribution is original research and does not follow WP guidelines (see WP:NOR);

2/ as I already wrote, the reference to this interpretation will be pertinent if connected to Plato's times: was this interpretation already existing when the Timaeus was written? Are there relations between Hebrews and Christians supporting this interpretation and the Timaeus? I explained why my reference to the standard interpretation is relevant to the history of the Timaeus, please do the same. Otherwise, I think that Genesis or other articles connected to creation are more appropriate articles for your contributions.

In general, please make propositions in the talk page and discuss them with the other editors before editing. If you source your contribution and explain the pertinence, I have no problem with accepting it. Thanks. Benio76 16:22, 23 February 2007 (UTC)