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A fact from Abish (Book of Mormon) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 November 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in the Book of Mormon's allusion to the raising of Lazarus of Bethany in John 11, Abish plays a role parallel to that of Jesus?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2022/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abish (Book of Mormon).

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Section header[edit]

Currently, the one section header is "History", which carries with it the implication that this story, is, well, history. While there may be folks who feel that the Book of Mormon is a source of accurate historical information, this is not the more common view among historians; speaking as if this is history is not neutral point of view. We don't need to find a title that requires the view that this is fiction (i.e., the standard "Fictional character biography" section which one finds on characters from literature), something that is neutral on whether the the material is historical or imaginary should be fine, in context. Suggestions? --Nat Gertler (talk) 22:16, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 23:57, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in the Book of Mormon's allusion to the raising of Lazarus of Bethany in John 11, Abish plays a role parallel to that of Jesus? Source: "Abish assumes a position parallel to Jesus in John 11. She becomes the primary actor in the scene, and it [is] she who first raises someone (specifically, the queen) from apparent death" in Nicholas J. Frederick and Joseph M. Spencer, "John 11 in the Book of Mormon", Journal of the Bible and its Reception 5 (1): 98.
- ALT1: ... that Abish takes the place of Jesus in the Book of Mormon's allusion to the raising of Lazarus of Bethany? Source: Identical to ALT0
- ALT2: ... that Abish is one of only three named women who are unique to the Book of Mormon? Source: "Only three Book of Mormon women characters are mentioned by name—Sariah, Abish, and Isabel" in Susanna Morrill, "Women and the Book of Mormon: The Creation and Negotiation of a Latter-day Saint Tradition", in Historicizing "Tradition" in the Study of Religion (Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2005), 135.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Enoch_Marvin_Banks

5x expanded by P-Makoto (talk). Self-nominated at 02:09, 19 November 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Expanded more than five times in the last couple of days, looks neutral and is sourced. One of the sources is an MA thesis, which is not optimal per WP:SCHOLARSHIP, but it's mostly just used for quotations from others and shouldn't be a serious issue. No copyright problems as far as I can see, Earwig only shows a few quotations. All three hooks look good and are sourced in the article. QPQ done. Nice article and well done. Ffranc (talk) 14:05, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]