According me, the holy books like the Torah, the Bible and the Qur'an, contain scientific data. However, these data are metaphorical. Therefore, it is not considered as direct scientific data.

According me, the holy books like the Torah, the Bible and the Qur'an, contain scientific data. However, these data are metaphorical. Therefore, it is not considered as direct scientific data.

To Ramazan:

I agree with your assessment.

The Holy Books you mention are often raised in discussions, such as when specific quotes are given, though they tend not to be included in reference lists.

In areas such as art history, literature and history the influence of Biblical imagery and vocabulary are so central that quotations from the Bible often appear in academic papers

Academic disciplines such as Theology and religious studies regularly cite them

To Stuart:

Many thanks for the insights into theology, religious studies, and art history.

"For two billion Christians across the globe, the Bible is a highly credible reference that reveals important truths about life and God. Because it is a religious text riddled with the beliefs of an ancient civilization, though, it is not a reliable source on some matters, such as scientific debates. The Bible's validity as a source depends on how and why you are using it."

https://penandthepad.com/can-bible-cited-research-reference-22379.html

To Antonio:

Many thanks for your informative response and website.

As for me, I often cite the Bible, especially the New Testament in my research about Hagiography, Eschatology, Apocalyptic and Theology.

I think the Bible is rarely if ever cited in the research of academia unless it is research on the Bible, Christianity or religion as such, or there is a particular social situation or setting in which being "informed" by the Bible is considered useful.

To Rusudan:

You are obviously an expert in the discipline.

I presume the New Testament might have greater relevance to your research than the Old.

To David:

I agree with your assessment.

There are frequently many quotes from specific verses, but the Bible is typically not cited in such cases.

I’m an OT theology guy, so I use it frequently. But the other areas that it is cited would be ANE historical research (archeology, etc.) and philology. This is my own opinion, but much of our knowledge about Semitic languges is filtered through our understanding of ancient Hebrew, ie, the OT.

The bible can be cited many times. The divine wisdom must not be missed from academic reseach. Otherwise such a research might just be a mere speculation.

If you do research in biblical studies (I mean research, not preparing a Sunday sermon) you have to refer to Bible as the object of your research all the time.

But if you do research in, say, astrophysics, you will be a laughing stuff if you refer to the Bible. And, of course, your work will not be regarded as scholarly.

The reference of scrioture in academic research is innimerable for theologians, but the cotwtion invariably is to the holy text (Bible in my case) used.

To Nate:

Many thanks for a very helpful update, especially about the OT.

To Margaret:

Many thanks for your inspiring and helpful information.

To Witold:

Many thanks for your helpful comparisons.

There are many assumptions in astrophysics, just as there are in physics.

To Charles:

Many thanks for the cryptic update regarding citations.

In many parts of Asia, where religions such as Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shinto, Hindu, and Taoism co-exist with Christianity and Judaism, the Bible does not seem to be as significant as in many Western countries.

To Chia-Lin Chang:

Many thanks for the illuminating Answer regarding the various religions in Asia, many of which do not have the tradition of citing the Bible.

The sacred books, Like Old Testament (Torah), Bible and Quran, do not scientific books. They are theological books. But there are some information and cites as scientific data. Personally, I respect Sacred books as a theological informations as a scientific data. In fact, theologians are in the dark about scientific data in the Sacred books. Ask about them to scientists.

Only religious educational comes up with result od fanaticism; only scientific education decisives Atheism.

To Ramazan Bicer :

Many thanks for your enlightening and informative explanation.

Without a doubt, more often than any other book in history...

To H. David Schuringa

Many thanks for your undoubtedly convincing Answer.

Yes, but do remember that I mean all academic research in all of history. Citations in the last generation or so, undoutbedly a bit less, perhaps.

To H. David Schuringa

Thank you for the clarification about the time frame.

As an ancient text, or at least a rather old one, the Bible has had a head start on anything that has been published since the invention of the printing press.

I would like to thank all the academics who have provided interesting and stimulating Answers to the Question.

Although not Biblical, a related thread to the Question that is theological in its origin, but is now a colloquial metaphor, is:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_Many_Angels_Can_Dance_on_the_Head_of_a_Pin

An example is:

Daniel S. Hamermesh (2002). How ‘grievous’ was the biblical famine? Economics Letters 74, 379-383.

To Akram Shavkatovich Hasanov :

Many thanks for the helpful and useful reference.

To Sajda Taha Mahmood :

Many thanks for the helpful and informative Answer regarding research specialization on religion.

I do believe, it is worthy to keep away the holy books from referencing/citing.