Abstract:
The article explores the pursuit of identity in Ukrainian Orthodox biblical studies not only
in liturgical, exegetical, moral, educational and apologetic dimensions, but also from the
perspective of academic criticism. It reviews the key points of this process, as discovered in
the legacy of prominent representatives of the Kyivan biblical study tradition. Governmental
influence on the Church’s educational policies, balancing between loyalty to the Orthodox
tradition and Western biblical criticism, is among the factors that have shaped biblical studies,
this issue being explored in the article. Historical milestones of biblical studies are presented,
as is the research of prominent Kyivan scholars. Considering all these aspects and other crucial
issues, the conclusion shows what makes the Kyivan tradition of biblical studies unique and of
lasting importance.
