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r/AcademicBiblical is a subreddit with 133k 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
: "Armenia Is About To Put Its Ancient Manuscripts Online For Free"
60 posts
Popular Topics in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Jesus
: "How do academics interpret Jesus flipping tables and what do they do with his anger?"
27 posts
#2
Bible
: "Does the Bible actually say "Marry your rapist?""
27 posts
#3
Christianity
: "Are the gospels a response to Pauline Christianity?"
19 posts
#4
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?)"
17 posts
#5
Gospels
: "Why are the Gospels so short and vague?"
13 posts
#6
Old Testament
: "Did the Old Testament law have anything in place to protect women from abuse from their husbands?"
12 posts
#7
Scholarship
: "Scholars' Opinion on Bart Ehrman"
10 posts
#8
Paul
: "Why was Paul accepted as a inspired apostle?"
9 posts
#9
Papias
: "More on the quest for Papias!"
7 posts
#10
Scholars
: "What is the best and most comprehensive scholarly work on Simon Magus?"
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