biblical studies
Analyzing sacred texts
Biblical studies is the academic examination of the Bible—its texts, history, languages, and interpretation.
The field encompasses both the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the New Testament, drawing on archaeology, linguistics, and literary analysis.
Unlike devotional reading, biblical studies treats scripture as historical and literary documents: She majored in biblical studies before seminary.
- pseudepigraphaFalsely attributed literary works
- redaction criticismStudy of textual editing processes
- impassibilityInability to experience suffering
- theologyStudy of the divine
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
exegesis · literal interpretation · theodicy · Dead Sea Scrolls · apocalypticism · New Testament · Septuagint · seminary · ancient manuscripts · canon · covenant · commentary · disciples · promised land · ancient · Torah · gospel · scrolls