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| title            = [[scriptural texts]]
| image            = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
| label1           = other names
| data1            = e.g. Bible, Quran
| label2           = source type
| data2            = foobar ''(not part of original row)''
| label3           = publisher
| data3            = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)''
| label5           = website
| data5            = 
| label6           = classification
| data6            = [[File:Argentina - NO symbol.svg|20px|Generally unreliable|link=]] Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is [[WP:QUESTIONABLE|questionable]] in most cases.
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Scriptural texts, like the [[Bible]] and the [[Quran]], are [[WP:PRIMARY|primary sources]] only suitable for attributed, relevant quotes and in compliance with other Wikipedia content policies and guidelines. Content that interprets or summarizes scriptural passages or narratives should generally be cited to appropriate scholarly sources (for example, in the academic field of [[religious studies]]) and [[WP:INTEXT|attributed]] when appropriate. Analysis of scriptural content by Wikipedia editors is prohibited by the [[WP:NOR|Wikipedia policy regarding original research]], and a 2020 discussion found no consensus on whether unsourced summaries of scriptural texts should be allowed under [[MOS:PLOTSOURCE]].

== Prior discussions ==
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<blockquote>''Please add links to other significant discussions.  When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''</blockquote>

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 25#Bible as a reliable source]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 35#Is The Bible (or other religious scripture) a reliable source?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 244#Gospel of John]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 209#Quotes from primary sources?]]

* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''

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==Notes==
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==References==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Religious scriptures texts"
| Religious [[scriptural texts]] <small>(e.g. [[Bible]], [[Quran]])</small> {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:RSPSCRIPTURE}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{rsnl|327|Scriptural texts (WP:RSPSCRIPTURE)|2020|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2021}}
| Scriptural texts, like the [[Bible]] and the [[Quran]], are [[WP:PRIMARY|primary sources]] only suitable for attributed, relevant quotes and in compliance with other Wikipedia content policies and guidelines. Content that interprets or summarizes scriptural passages or narratives should generally be cited to appropriate scholarly sources (for example, in the academic field of [[religious studies]]) and [[WP:INTEXT|attributed]] when appropriate. Analysis of scriptural content by Wikipedia editors is prohibited by the [[WP:NOR|Wikipedia policy regarding original research]], and a 2020 discussion found no consensus on whether unsourced summaries of scriptural texts should be allowed under [[MOS:PLOTSOURCE]].
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