postbiblical

adjective

post·​bib·​li·​cal ˌpōst-ˈbi-bli-kəl 

: occurring or existing after the creation of the Bible or after the events recorded in the Bible

postbiblical times

I read a biblical text now as if the dense screening of postbiblical commentary did not exist.

—Chaim Potok

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above