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r/AcademicBiblical is a subreddit with 125k 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
: "What are some things you've learned about the Bible and its history that just clicked when you first learned it, and made you think "ah, of course, I should have noticed that before - this makes total sense!""
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Did the Babylonian Exile happen (as in, a large portion of the population of Judah was transferred to Babylon)?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Jesus
: "If Jesus was a Jew who saw himself as an apocalyptic prophet (or something else, but not a god of sorts) and Jewish belief in the afterlife was not as elaborate at that time as it was later, what is the source of the idea of eternal life attributed to him, and why?"
32 posts
#2
Bible
: "Was the Bible always intended to be regarded as literal and absolute truth, or has that concept been foisted onto it in more modern times?"
29 posts
#3
Paul
: "Do critical scholars think Paul sincerely believed Jesus was Lord?"
11 posts
#4
Gospels
: "Is this argument against the idea that Jesus wasn't God in the synoptic Gospels correct?"
10 posts
#5
New Testament
: "How much intimacy before marriage would have been considered "too much" in the Old and New Testament?"
7 posts
#6
Christ
: "How would Revelation's audience know to transliterate Nero's name into Hebrew/Aramaic when calculating to whom 666 referred?"
7 posts
#7
Christianity
: "Is the diversity of early Christianity overstated by modern scholars?"
6 posts
#8
Genesis
: "What are the sons of God described in Genesis 6:2?"
5 posts
#9
Old Testament
: "How much intimacy before marriage would have been considered "too much" in the Old and New Testament?"
4 posts
#10
Exodus
: "The Exodus didn’t happen, why"
4 posts
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