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r/AcademicBiblical

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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. This subreddit is not for contemporary theological application. Faith-based comments, discussion of modern religion, and apologetics are prohibited.

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to r/AcademicBiblical by Calm_Beginning6599
5 months ago
Is ali ataie a good bible expert?
to r/AcademicBiblical by KaleidoscopeEyesGal
4 months ago
Doesn’t St. Peter’s tomb confirm that he was, and died, in Rome?
to r/AcademicBiblical by Key-Personality-9593
8 months ago
Will we ever be able to find Hebrew Bibles from 700 BC?
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to r/AcademicBiblical by Vegetable_Blood_1524
11 months ago
Did Jesus say we would be genderless in the afterlife?
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to r/AcademicBiblical by PundaPanda
4 months ago
Best studies on the book of Job?
to r/AcademicBiblical by sportsdiceguy
11 months ago
What is the distance between Bethlehem and Al-Maghtas?
to r/AcademicBiblical by z112
4 months ago
How Did Early Christian Communities Emerge? Via Missionary Work or Organic Social Connections?
to r/AcademicBiblical by sportsdiceguy
11 months ago
What is the theory of the Literary Genius of Mark?
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to r/AcademicBiblical by Exotic-Storm1373
8 months ago
NOAB or the JSB?
to r/AcademicBiblical by z112
4 months ago
Binding and Loosing in the Gospel of Mathew and Authority in Early Christianity
to r/AcademicBiblical by Minute-Object
1 month ago
What is the historical and cultural reason behind Leviticus 21:16?
to r/AcademicBiblical by nomenmeum
8 months ago
Who did Josephus think was the last prophet (around the time of Artaxerxes) in the "exact succession of prophets."
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to r/AcademicBiblical by Minute-Object
1 month ago
Did the various councils that decided Bible canon claim to be divinely inspired in their decisions? (academic/historical answers only)
to r/AcademicBiblical by CatholicRevert
8 months ago
In the Book of Jonah, why would Jonah have been the only Hebrew on the ship if it left from Joppa?
to r/AcademicBiblical by Minute-Object
1 month ago
Where does the idea that the entirety of the Bible is the word of God come from?
to r/AcademicBiblical by KonfuzedPerson
8 months ago
Is the Christian Bible different from the Jewish Tanakh?
to r/AcademicBiblical by z112
4 months ago
John 20:23 and the Origin of Confessions, Are they Connected?
to r/AcademicBiblical by ITBA01
8 months ago
Jewish Apocalypticism and Zoroastrianism. A question concerning Bart Erhman's recent podcast.
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to r/AcademicBiblical by MC_Giygas
8 months ago
Good books on Achaemenid, Hasmonean and Roman judaism in Israel/Judah/Levant ?
in Israel
to r/AcademicBiblical by z112
4 months ago
The Author of Matthew's view on How Jesus's Death Brought Salvation Compared to Paul
to r/AcademicBiblical by satanasegura
1 year ago
Doing a cross reference analysis: who is Tamar and family tree most close to Egyptian religion family tree?
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in Egypt
to r/AcademicBiblical by DisplacedAtom33
7 months ago
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Seeking help finding someone who can translate Ge'ez
to r/AcademicBiblical by city1134
1 year ago
The second commandment and punctuation
to r/AcademicBiblical by 666_pack_of_beer
1 year ago
I want to learn about the orgin of Judaism and its original followers, and what existed before.
to r/AcademicBiblical by S_MacGuyver
4 months ago
What are the 'gods of knowledge' in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
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