Bible section that's a surprise as a play (7)
I believe the answer is:
othello
'a play' is the definition.
(play by William Shakespeare)
'bible section' is the wordplay.
'bible' becomes 'ot'.
'section' becomes 'hello' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ot'+'hello'='OTHELLO'
'that's a surprise as' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for othello that I've seen before include "Jealous character" , "Shakespeare's general" , "game with counters" , "As part" , "Shakespearean role" .)