r/AcademicBiblical is a subreddit with 157k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses looking for, bible, jesus, book, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review youtube channels, bible translation, and bible recommendations.
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
: "Just finished Finkelstein's bible unearthed. Looking for some old testament book recs."
4 posts
#2
Ideas
: "The De-Africanisation of the Bible"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Looking For
34 posts
#2
Bible
: "The De-Africanisation of the Bible"
14 posts
#3
Jesus
: "Looking for a quote about how scholars should be wary to create an image of Jesus they like"
8 posts
#4
Book
6 posts
#5
Hard Time
6 posts
#6
Struggling With
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#7
Translation
5 posts
#8
New Testament
5 posts
#9
Christian
: "How different were the beliefs of Jesus’s disciples and Paul?"
5 posts
#10
Commentary
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/AcademicBiblical
Youtube Channels
16 reviews
#1
Bart Ehrman
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Yale Divinity School
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Ben Stanhope
5.0★ from 1 review
Bible Translation
11 reviews
#1
Everett Fox's Hebrew Bible
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Jerusalem Bible
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
New American Standard Bible
5.0★ from 1 review
Bible Recommendations
9 reviews
#1
NOAB
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
NRSV
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
HarperCollins
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AcademicBiblical
#1
Question
: "Is the Ethiopian Bible more accurate than modern Bibles?"
95 posts
#2
Discussion
: "What we (don't) know about the apostle Simon Peter, Part 1: Biographical Highlights"
4 posts
#3
Article/Blogpost
: "Jesus, the Son of Panthera: The Christian Invention of a “Jewish” Slander"
3 posts
#4
Resource
: "Heikki Räisänen, "Jesus and Hell""
2 posts
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Last updated: July 24, 2026