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As of today's date (8/28/03) most of this material comes from the 1906 public domain Jewish Encyclopedia. This entry needs updating. One thing, however, needs to be made clear. This article is not intended to be the "Jewish" view of ethics. The religion of Judaism is not identical to the religious practices and beliefs described in the [[Tanakh|Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). Rather, this entry is about the ethics of (a) the Hebrew Bible, (b) the Apocrypha, and (c) the New Testament. We need to avoid historical anachronisms by portraying today's Judaism as the same as the Biblical religion. Over time we could new sections in this article specifically on Ethics in Judaism and Ethics in Christianity.

Christian philosophy makes no attempt at more than chronology so far. It would be good if there was more there perhaps of the same intent as what is now in ethics proper. It is better as you say to title "Ethics in Judaism" rather than such contentious titles as "Jewish ethics" or "Christian ethics" or "Marxist ethics" or "Feminist ethics" since the implication is that only within those groups need one care about those issues. Whereas the traditions claim universality. user:142.177.etc

If these sections grow to larger sizes, these could be split off into their own articles. Those could eventually be joined by articles on Ethics in Islam, Ethics in Secular Humanism, Ethics in Hinduism, etc. RK 14:36, 28 Aug 2003 (UTC)

You must also differentiate between traditional and modern views in most cases. For instance traditional Islamic philosophy is quite different in character from modern Islamic philosophy.

Hindu philosophy likewise. Contrast the traditional schools with what is said in Hindu Philosophy (a redundant article that must be integrated) and the way-too-brief summary of Hindu ethics in ethics.

Confucius and honesty seem to be the only place where that whole tradition is discussed, aside from its brief treatment in ethics. user:142.177.etc

I've just added a section on ethics in the New Testament. It's a pretty big subject, I hope it's the sort of thing people were looking for. It's also my first article for Wikipedia, which makes it harder again to know whether I've hit it about right. Somehow it doesn't seem to have got associated with my user ID, hopefully this addition will, so you know how to get in touch with me.

Contents 1 Ethics in the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible 2 Encyclopedia, Not Editorial 3 Is this a joke 4 WikiProject class rating

[edit] Ethics in the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

The section on killing (fourth paragraph ) could use some updating USING the Hebrew text (see e.g. [1]). Since this could moot the point, perhaps it could be discussed (here) first. Dan Watts 21:15, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Encyclopedia, Not Editorial

Will someone please tell me how this line: "Another major problem in monotheist ethics.." is unbiased? User: Uriah is Boss Sept 3, 2007

[edit] Is this a joke

I found this article in absolutely terrible condition. No truth seeking individual should subject themselves to what I found. I made some major edits, but by no means is it where it should be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.98.209.205 (talk) 16:40, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 21:52, 9 November 2007 (UTC)