We study the Bible as a compilation of literature worthy of study like any other ancient text, and as an artefact of the historical contexts which produced the Jewish and Christian religions. Linguistics, ancient theology, and the reception history of the texts are also relevant. While we focus primarily on the scholarship of Biblical texts and their history, we also accept discussion of related extra-biblical writings such as the Apocrypha, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Nag Hammadi texts, among others. Faith-based comments, discussion of modern religion, and apologetics are prohibited.
This subreddit is not for contemporary theological application.
This is a forum for discussion of academic biblical studies including historical criticism, textual criticism, and the history of ancient Judaism, early Christianity and the ancient Near East.
