r/AcademicBiblical is a subreddit with 161k members. The community frequently discusses looking for, bible, book, hard time, and struggling with, and they frequently recommend/review youtube channels, bible translation, and bible recommendations, and the most common flair used is question, discussion, video/podcast, resource, and article/blogpost.
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 Topics in r/AcademicBiblical
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Looking For
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Bible
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Book
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Hard Time
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Struggling With
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Translation
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New Testament
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Commentary
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History
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Hebrew
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Products Discussed in r/AcademicBiblical
Youtube Channels
16 reviews
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Bart Ehrman
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Yale Divinity School
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Ben Stanhope
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Bible Translation
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Everett Fox's Hebrew Bible
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Jerusalem Bible
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New American Standard Bible
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Bible Recommendations
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NOAB
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NRSV
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HarperCollins
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Flair Used in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Question
: "Which deity did the earliest “Israelite” movement worship? Yahweh or El? If it was in fact Yahweh, why did the earliest “Israelites” incorporate the name El into Israel?"
35 posts
#2
Discussion
: "I read through Genesis and noted every individual mention"
5 posts
#3
Video/Podcast
: "Revelation and Jewish mysticism with Jörg Frey"
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#4
Resource
: "The devil/demons incarnated as heavenly figures for deception."
1 post
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Article/Blogpost
: "Biblical figures in proto Arabic manuscripts (Saul, Gideon, David, Goliath)"
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Last updated: September 30, 2026