In addition to criticism about the morality, biblical inerrancy, or historicity of the Bible, there remain some questions of which books should be included in the Bible (see Biblical canon).

For the academic study that asks when and where a particular text originated; how, why, by whom, for whom, and in what circumstances it was produced; what influences were at work in its production; what sources were used in its composition; and what message it was intended to convey see Biblical criticism.