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r/AcademicBiblical is a subreddit with 127k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
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.
Popular Themes in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Advice Requests
: "Any decent channel for biblical studies?"
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Popular Topics in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Bible
: "Why is gambling not mentioned in the Bible?"
62 posts
#2
Jesus
: "Can anyone demonstrate to me why the majority of scholars believe there was a historical Jesus?"
57 posts
#3
New Testament
: "Hello, I am a Muslim American studying the New Testament for the first time. What is the preferred translation/version of the Bible for historical-critical/secular/atheist scholars?"
25 posts
#4
Christianity
: "Most important textual and archaeological discoveries related to the first century of Christianity after Jesus in the last 50 years or so?"
23 posts
#5
Hebrew
: "Why is there no mention of Sinai in the writings of the prophets?"
17 posts
#6
Scholarship
15 posts
#7
Paul
: "The Results of a Pauline Authorship Survey (2024)"
15 posts
#8
Gospels
: "Justin Martyr most likely knew the Gospels by there names"
15 posts
#9
Old Testament
: "Dr. Jakob Wöhrle, Professor of Old Testament at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, passed away on March 25th, 2025"
13 posts
#10
Translation
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