Liberating Biblical Interpretation:The Need for African Biblical Interpretation in Lusophone Africa

Resumo

Anglophone Africa has been benefiting from African Biblical Interpretation, a scholarly contribution made by African Bible scholars. While this is a reality for Anglophone Africa, it is a new concept for Lusophone Africa. The Biblical approach in Lusophones relies primarily on the Latin America hermeneutics of trust. The main reason being the language barrier. This paper intends to explore the impact of African biblical interpretation in Anglophone Africa, highlighting its role in transforming perceptions of the Bible from hermeneutics of trust (in some African countries) to hermeneutics of suspicious (South Africa). The paper argues for the necessity of incorporating African biblical interpretation into the curricula of theological institutions in Lusophone Africa. It proposes fostering collaborations between Anglophone and Lusophone regions to develop the inclusion of African Biblical Interpretations perspectives in theological education, thus promoting a more nuanced and liberated engagement with biblical texts.