Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies is the academic application of a set of diverse disciplines to the study of the Bible, with Bible referring to the books of the canonical Hebrew Bible in mainstream Jewish usage and the Christian Bible including the canonical Old Testament and New Testament, respectively. For its theory and methods, the field draws on disciplines ranging from ancient history, historical criticism, philology, theology, textual criticism, literary criticism, historical backgrounds, mythology, and comparative religion.

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The academic and devotional study of the Bible in its original languages, historical contexts, literary structures, theological interpretations, and reception across traditions.

• Canon of Scripture

  • Old Testament Canon

  • New Testament Canon

  • Catholic Deuterocanonical Books

  • Eastern Orthodox Biblical Canon

  • Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

  • Lost Books of the Bible

• Biblical Chronology

• Order and Division of Books

• Bible Translations

  • Septuagint (LXX)

  • Vulgate

  • Masoretic Text

  • King James Version

  • Modern Bible Translations

• Pentateuch (Torah)

  • Genesis

  • Exodus

  • Leviticus

  • Numbers

  • Deuteronomy

• Historical Books

  • Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles

• Wisdom Literature

  • Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs

• Major Prophets

  • Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

• Minor Prophets

  • Hosea to Malachi

• Covenant Theology in the Old Testament

• Kingship and Prophecy

• Temple Theology

• Creation and Fall Narratives

• Exodus and Liberation Theology

• Synoptic Gospels

  • Matthew, Mark, Luke

• Gospel of John

• Acts of the Apostles

• Pauline Epistles

  • Romans to Philemon

  • Justification in Paul

  • Pauline Anthropology

• Catholic Epistles

  • James, Peter, John, Jude

• Revelation (Apocalypse)

  • Johannine Literature

  • Apocalyptic Symbolism

• Christology in the Gospels

• Kingdom of God (New Testament)

• Second Temple Judaism Context

• Messianism in the New Testament

• Biblical Hebrew

• Koine Greek

• Biblical Aramaic

• Septuagint Studies

• Textual Criticism of the Bible

  • Dead Sea Scrolls

  • Codex Sinaiticus

  • Codex Vaticanus

• Lexicography and Semantics

• Bible Concordances and Word Studies

• Biblical Hermeneutics

  • Historical-Grammatical Method

  • Historical-Critical Method

  • Canonical Criticism

  • Narrative Criticism

  • Redaction Criticism

  • Form Criticism

  • Literary Criticism of the Bible

  • Reception History

  • Intertextuality in Scripture

• Typology and Allegory

• Rabbinic Exegesis vs. Christian Exegesis

• Lectio Divina

• Patristic Exegesis

• Reformation Hermeneutics

• Modern and Postmodern Hermeneutics

• Liberationist and Feminist Readings of Scripture

• Biblical Theology vs. Systematic Theology

• Covenants in the Bible

• Promise and Fulfillment

• Law and Grace

• Creation and New Creation

• The People of God

• Divine Presence and Temple

• Sacrifice and Atonement in the Bible

• Divine Kingship

• Apocalyptic Themes in the Bible

• Wisdom and Revelation

• Salvation History (Heilsgeschichte)

• Ancient Near Eastern Backgrounds

• Egyptian Influence on Old Testament

• Babylonian Exile and Return

• Second Temple Judaism

• Greco-Roman World and the New Testament

• Intertestamental Period

• Jewish Sects: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots

• Herodians and Roman Rule

• Hellenism and Early Christianity

• Book of Enoch

• Book of Jubilees

• Gospel of Thomas

• Gospel of Mary Magdalene

• Infancy Gospels

• Shepherd of Hermas

• Didache

• Acts of Paul and Thecla

• Nag Hammadi Library

• Biblical Authority and Inerrancy

• Historical Adam and Eve

• Creationism vs. Evolution in Biblical Interpretation

• Biblical Views on Gender and Sexuality

• Slavery and Scripture

• Violence and Divine Judgment

• Use of the Bible in Public Discourse

• Bible and Environmental Ethics

• Digital Tools for Bible Study