postbiblical

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Happening after the times described in the Bible

adjective
/ˌpoʊstˈbɪblɪkəl/

Specialized

: postbíblico

In the postbiblical context, new religious movements began to emerge that shaped modern spiritual thought.

Examples

The postbiblical period sometimes reflects this denigration of women.

Academic text (2005)
Unfortunately, in the postbiblical tradition, especially around the fourth century, the attention was turned to biologism, making physical details seem an important theological issue.

Academic text (2005)
Even those who disagree with it recognize it as perhaps the single most famous and influential postbiblical text on the atonement.

Academic text (2007)
Scholars often study the evolution of theology in postbiblical texts to understand the transition from ancient to modern beliefs.
The postbiblical era saw significant changes in the interpretation of many traditional religious practices.

Surface Forms

postbiblical positive

Morphology

postbiblical = biblical (transparent) = post + biblical

The meaning is directly composed from the productive prefix 'post-' (after) and the adjective 'biblical' (relating to the Bible), so the sense 'after biblical times' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word postbiblical breaks into post- meaning 'after' and biblical meaning 'related to the Bible'. So, postbiblical describes people, ideas, or events that came 'after' the time described in the Bible.