Introduction Suggestion == 

 The introduction, second paragraph, begins: " The main sources of information regarding Jesus' life and teachings are the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."  Then, however, in the following sentence it reads: " Most scholars in the fields of biblical studies and history agree that Jesus was…".  First, the use of a weasel word in the second paragraph is foreboding for the entire article.  Second, the opinions of scholars might best be discussed below the introduction considering the divisive topic.  Instead, I propose that the second sentence merely follow from the first, providing a summary of who Jesus was according to the four sources mentioned.  Any later treatment of Jesus will have to take up this presentation, even if to just dismiss it, before continuing discussion.  Thus the purpose of the introduction would be fulfilled, and scholarly opinion can be dealt with more specifically later on.    

 :The introduction is supposed to summarize the article. A large portion of the article is the Historicity or scholarly views section. A summary of that section, to some extent, needs to be in the intro. That said, each and every sentence in the introduction has been over with a fine tooth comb. Voting and debating and consensus was involved in their creation. I suggest digging through the archives and subpages to learn more about the process on how we arrived at those decisions. A new perspective is always good, and suggestions are welcome, but if you want to know more about the background of those sentences, there is always the archive.  

 :Oh, please, no! To rephrase Dorothy, templates and pictures and intros, OH MY! Even without that, combining the sentences would be a poor edit, since they deal with two separate issues: what people use as the major sources of info, and what scholars believe based on the Gospels and a plethora of other sources like the apocrypha and records from surrounding (and often conquering) cultures. I so very strongly recommend that we don't poke that particular bear.   

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