Oklahoma public schools will be required to teach students the Bible as a “necessary historical document,” the state’s top educator announced Thursday.

Superintendent Ryan Walters revealed the controversial edict, which critics argue is unconstitutional and could end up being fought in court.

“It is essential that our kids have an understanding of the Bible and its historical context,” the Republican told reporters.

The Bible, he added, is “a necessary historical document to teach our kids about the history of this country, to have a complete understanding of Western civilization, to have an understanding of the basis of our legal system.”

The Bible lessons will be taught in grades five through 12.

The decision in Oklahoma comes days after Louisiana enacted a new law that mandates the Ten Commandments be posted in all classrooms.

That move was later emphatically endorsed by former President Donald Trump.  

“I LOVE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND MANY OTHER PLACES, FOR THAT MATTER. READ IT — HOW CAN WE, AS A NATION, GO WRONG???” he wrote on Truth Social Friday.

“THIS MAY BE, IN FACT, THE FIRST MAJOR STEP IN THE REVIVAL OF RELIGION, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, IN OUR COUNTRY.”

With Post wires