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r/AcademicBiblical is a subreddit with 131k 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
: "Has anyone heard of this book? Is it a good book to start reading gospels?"
9 posts
Popular Topics in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Bible
: "Are there any historical errors in the Bible?"
28 posts
#2
Jesus
: "Why do most biblical scholars believe that Jesus didn’t claim to be God?"
19 posts
#3
Christianity
: "Are the gospels a response to Pauline Christianity?"
11 posts
#4
Gospels
: "Has anyone heard of this book? Is it a good book to start reading Gospels?"
10 posts
#5
Genesis
: "Does Genesis say that suffering existed before the fall?"
9 posts
#6
New Testament
: "When did the New Testament stop being seen as a collection of letters and other records and start being considered 'the inerrant Word of God'? (Or was it always seen that way?)"
9 posts
#7
Paul
: "Is the Gospel of Matthew Anti-Paul?"
9 posts
#8
Gospel
: "Who's Right About John? The Gospels or Josephus?"
7 posts
#9
Resurrection
: "If Paul believed in a physical Resurrection, why didn’t he use the supposed empty tomb as proof?"
7 posts
#10
Exodus
: "General consensus on historicity of Exodus"
5 posts
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