Abstract:
The task of interpreting the Holy Scriptures has been a daunting enterprise throughout the
history of the Church. This article explores how analytic philosophy could be promising in
biblical interpretation. Notwithstanding the suspicion related to analytic philosophy, this
article argues that analytic philosophy could creatively aid the interpretation of the Holy
Scripture. My interest is in how its focus on coherence and clarity of description could
add force to making sense of the truth claims of the Bible. I argue that when used creatively,
analytic philosophy holds excellent prospects for biblical interpretation, especially
in distinguishing between the presupposition of the message of a Bible text and the
presupposition of the interpreter.
CONTRIBUTION: The article argues that the omission of the Hebrew Bible from academic
discussion in fields like political philosophy or psychology and mainstream philosophy
because it is considered a product of revelation that must not be approached using reasoning
is a false dichotomy because, in the Scriptures, we find God inviting us to reasoning.
