Talk:Render unto Caesar...

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 Render unto Caesar... was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Reviewed version: November 4, 2007
It is perhaps significant that Jesus did not have such a coin with him but that one of his questioners did.

John 12:4-6 may shed some light on that; Judas Iscariot carried the money bag, not Jesus. – Tintazul msg 11:26, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Why is the translation of the line in Latin, when the original was in Greek?

I came here to ask the same thing. The relevant Greek portion of 22:21 is Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ. (Apodote oun ta Kaisaros Kaisari kai ta tou theou tôi theôi.)—Wasabe3543 18:16, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] This page is extremely well-done

It covers everything anyone who came to this article could hope to find. Someone should nominate it. ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.208.51 (talk • contribs)

I agree with the anonymous comment above, and have nominated this as a Good Article on their suggestion. Terraxos 14:59, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA quick fail

This page does not meet the GA criteria for sourcing, among other things. Much of the text, including interpretations of the story and controversial claims, are unsourced and have no inline citations. The editors need to spend some time reading WP:V so that they understand what needs to be sourced. Also, the page does not unfold in as logical a manner as one could hope. The editors need to put themselves in the position of a reader who is unfamiliar with the material. Finally, at times the page begins to takes on a POV and a tone of colloquial writing rather than a neutral, encyclopedic tone. On pages about religious topics, it is especially important to retain as much neutrality as possible.

If you have any questions about this review, please leave a note on my talk page. Thanks. Awadewit | talk 18:27, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Original research

Much of Render_unto_Caesar...#Interpretations is original research and the authors seems to be interpreting the New Testament. It needs to be sourced, and if necessary, attributed.Bless sins (talk) 05:02, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Graven image?

First time looking at this page, but I don't agree that the denarius in question was "doubly" blasphemous. How does it qualify as a "graven image"? I thought graven images referred to objects intended to be worshipped, not just any old picture. Tiberius certainly did not expect anyone to worship his denarii. Revising this .... Scrutchfield (talk) 21:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)