biblical literacy
Knowing the Bible
Biblical literacy refers to familiarity with the Bible's contents, stories, characters, and themes.
Someone with biblical literacy can recognize references to Adam and Eve, the prodigal son, or David and Goliath without needing explanation.
The term often arises in discussions of cultural knowledge, since many Western literary and artistic works assume readers understand biblical allusions.
The professor lamented declining biblical literacy among her students.
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- daily readingConsistent engagement with text
- discipleshipState of following a teacher
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- concordanceAlphabetical word index
exegesis · canon · ancient Israel · interlinear · scroll · salvation · catechism · oral tradition · seminary training · Dead Sea Scrolls · Sunday school · church pew · lectionary · teaching · translation · chapter and verse · prophets · Old Testament
biblical literacysecular education
Instruction without religious doctrine
scientific literacy · secular humanism · secularism · irreligion
biblical literacyfolk religion
Traditional community-based spiritual practices