->''"These are a shadow of the things that are coming, but the body belongs to the Messiah."''
-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfColossians Colossians 2:17]]''', ''Literature/TheBible'' (CJB)

As the canon of Western mythos and philosophy (despite its [[{{Irony}} Eastern origins]]), Literature/TheBible has influenced fiction since the [[ContinuityNod time of the flood]]. This supertrope deals with biblical motifs featured in everything from [[OlderThanFeudalism epic poetry]] to the newest issue of your favorite {{shonen}} {{manga}}.

Compare HijackedByJesus for works that bend other religions and their motifs to biblical archetypes. See CrystalDragonJesus for works that feature biblical motifs under the [[AllegoryAdventure guise]] of separate religions. These will often appear in LoveIsLikeReligion songs. For works that explicitly quote Literature/TheBible, see AsTheGoodBookSays.

''Note: Biblical Motifs [[ShapedLikeItself begin and end with]] Literature/TheBible. A trope may deal with a [[{{UsefulNotes/Judaism}} Jewish]] or [[{{UsefulNotes/Christianity}} Christian]] concepts and still be unrelated to the canon.''
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!! Character tropes explicitly based on biblical figures:
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* AdamAndOrEve
** AdamAndEvePlot
* AllLovingHero
* AngelUnaware
* TheAntichrist
** AntiAntichrist
** DarkMessiah
* TheArmiesOfHeaven
* BiblicalBadGuy
* CainAndAbel
** {{Cain}}
*** TheDescendantsOfCain
*** NameOfCain
** CainAndAbelAndSeth
* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels
** ArchangelGabriel
** ArchangelMichael
** ArchangelRaphael
** ArchangelUriel
** {{Metatron}}
* TheDutifulSon
* FalseProphet
* {{God}}
* GoodSamaritan
* GoodShepherd
* TheHandIsGod
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse
* JacobAndEsau
* {{UsefulNotes/Jesus}}
** MessianicArchetype
* {{Myth/Lilith}}: Not actually in the Bible, but does appear in connected legends.
* MadonnaArchetype
* MosesArchetype
* {{Nephilim}}
* ASaintNamedMary
* Literature/SamsonAndDelilah
* {{Satan}}
** {{Asmodeus}}
** {{Baphomet}}
** {{Beelzebub}}
** {{Mammon}}
** SatanicArchetype
* SinEater
* TheThreeWiseMen
* VillainBaal
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!! Tropes dealing with specific biblical events or conventions:
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* AdventuresInTheBible
* TheAlmightyDollar: The New Testament in particular inverts this, and portrays [[Administrivia/InternalSubtrope money itself as a god]], (Matthew 6:24, John 2:13-16, Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, and Luke 19:45-48)
* TheArk
* AsTheGoodBookSays: The Bible itself often quotes the Bible -- the Prophets quote the Pentateuch, the New Testament quotes the Old Testament, and so on.
* AwayInAManger
* BibleTimes
* BloodOath: Yes, this is a Biblical Motif. The concept of eternally (or at least lifelong) binding blood covenants runs throughout Literature/TheBible.
* CaughtUpInTheRapture
* CurseOfBabel
* CrucialCross
* CrucifiedHeroShot
* DavidVersusGoliath
* DealWithTheDevil
* DemonicPossession
* DevilsPitchfork
* EmissaryFromTheDivine
* FlamingSword: From the story of Adam and Eve
* ForbiddenFruit
* GardenOfEden
* GoAndSinNoMore
* TheGreatFlood
* {{Heaven}}
* HeavenSeeker
* {{Hell}}
* HolyGround
* HolierThanThou
* AHouseDivided
* LastSupperSteal
* TheLegionsOfHell
* [[LightFireJuxtaposition Light/Fire Juxtaposition]]
* MosesInTheBulrushes
* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown
* MarkOfTheBeast
* PartingTheSea
* PassionPlay
* PietaPlagiarism
* ThePromisedLand
* RashPromise
* SecondComing
* SevenDeadlySins
* SignsOfTheEndTimes
* TemptingApple
* ThereIsAGod
* TowerOfBabel
* TurnTheOtherCheek
* UriahGambit
* WalkOnWater
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