Preunderstanding, Presuppositions and Biblical Interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3574992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas A Howe (Biblical Theological Seminary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1206 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13121206 |
| OpenAlex | W4312125891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
For contemporary biblical scholars, the recognition that everyone interprets a text through one's presuppositions and preunderstanding is axiomatic. If anyone claims to approach the biblical text without any presuppositions, this is in fact a presupposition. The pervasive recognition of presuppositions and preunderstanding in interpretation has largely developed out of the influence of modern philosophy, particularly in such representatives as Immanuel Kant, Martin Heidegger, and Hans-Georg Gadamer. One's presuppositions and preunderstanding form the grid through which one interprets everything, not only texts. The pervasiveness of presuppositions and preunderstanding has issued in a wholesale rejection of the possibility of objectivity in interpretation. This essay will argue that the rejection of the possibility of objectivity is self-defeating
Axiom · Epistemology · Linguistics · Presupposition · Sociology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Mathematics · Philosophy · Religion, Theology, and Education · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |