Postbiblical (Adjective)
Meaning
Subsequent to biblical times.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The Jews' relationship with the Persians following the Babylonian exile is largely shrouded in mystery due to the lack of postbiblical records.
- The postbiblical destruction of the Second Temple was one of the pivotal points in Jewish history.
- Archaeologists examining the stratigraphy at the dig concluded that the artifact was from the postbiblical period.
- Jewish mysticism during the postbiblical period was characterized by a renewed focus on an elevated spiritual worldview.
- The intertestamental period is notable in that it produced influential postbiblical literature such as the Apocalypse of Enoch.