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Contributing

Corrections, stronger exegesis, better citations, and additional sources 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 does not fit my system" is not an argument.
  • A better source. A primary source, a standard commentary, a peer-reviewed study, or a public-domain text with a real citation.
  • A correction. If a quotation is unverified, a page number is wrong, a URL has rotted, or a historical claim is overstated, say so. Corrections are more valuable than additions.
  • A graded testimony. If you have a documented case, say what kind of documentation exists, and let the editors grade it honestly.
  • 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, invented URLs, or "as the early church always taught" without evidence.
  • Caricatures of cessationism, or claims about what "all cessationists" think.
  • Long block quotes from modern authors. Paraphrase and cite.
  • Ungraded miracle claims presented as proof.
  • 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 section index and to the Scripture index (08-reference/02-scripture-index.md). If you add a source to the library, add it to 04-evidence/02-the-source-library.md with its deniability grade and a working URL.

A note on the two halves

The casebook is organized around two halves: the positive case from Scripture (01-the-case/) and the proof texts examined (02-proof-texts/). A new page should make clear which half it belongs to. History, evidence, objections, and practice are the supporting wings.

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.