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Contributing

Corrections, stronger exegesis, better citations, and additional texts are welcome. The bar is in EDITORIAL-STANDARDS.md.

Before you write

  1. Read EDITORIAL-STANDARDS.md and the house line in _meta/HOUSE-LINE.md.
  2. Read the page you want to improve, plus at least two related pages.
  3. State the opposing view at its strongest before you criticize it.

What makes a good contribution

  • A better reading of the text. Show the syntax, the context, the flow of the argument, or a canonical parallel. "This doesn't fit my system" is not an argument.
  • A better source. A primary source, a standard commentary, or a public-domain text with a real citation.
  • A correction. If a quotation is unverified, a page number is wrong, or a historical claim is overstated, say so. Corrections are more valuable than additions.
  • A pastoral improvement. If a page is true but needlessly harsh, say so. The tone rules are part of the argument.

What not to submit

  • Invented quotations, invented page numbers, or "as the early church always taught" without evidence.
  • Caricatures of OSAS, or claims about what "all OSAS people" think.
  • Long block quotes from modern authors. Paraphrase and cite.
  • Material that attacks a person rather than an argument.

Before you commit

Run:

python3 scripts/build_nav.py
python3 scripts/check_links.py

The link checker must pass. If you add a text file, add it to the relevant index (02-proof-texts/00-index.md or 03-warning-texts/00-index.md) and to the Scripture index (09-reference/02-scripture-index.md).

A note on the two parts

The casebook is organized around two halves: the OSAS proof texts and the warning texts. A new page should make clear which half it belongs to. If it belongs to neither, consider whether it belongs in 01-the-case, 05-evidence, 06-practice, or 09-reference.

License

By contributing, you agree that your original text may be published under CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted material remains the property of its authors.