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Bible Scholars Answer Questions

Ask our panel of approved Scholars and Quality Contributors anything regarding biblical scholarship and related academic study. Modern theology is outside the scope of this sub, and any questions should be directed to /r/AskTheologists.

43k subscribers245 posts / mo in Sep 2026195 authors / mosince 2018

r/AskBibleScholars has 43k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 245 posts a month from 195 people. Top topics: Ancient Texts and Legends, Academia vs Industry and Ancient Jerusalem Archaeology.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +3.6% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202643k
Growing43k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+93%vs Sep 2025 · +36% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026245
BusierPeaked at 319 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AskBibleScholars

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ancient Texts and Legends0.7%
  2. Academia vs Industry0.1%
  3. Ancient Jerusalem Archaeology0.1%
  4. Ancient and Rare Books0.1%
  5. Alexander the Great<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Biblegateway
  2. Substack
  3. Academia
  4. TheTorah.com
  5. JSTOR

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