Abstract: | Contextual Biblical hermeneutics in Africa is Biblical interpretation undertaken from the perspective of the African world view and culture and that makes African social, cultural, political and economic contexts a subject of interpretation. There are various methods of Biblical interpretation in Africa - e.g. the 'African comparative approach', the 'liberational approach', the 'Bible as power approach' - all addressing one specific context. This paper examines factors that are responsible for the emergence of contextual Biblical hermeneutics in Africa and, particularly, looks at its importance for a vibrant evangelical tradition in Africa. In conclusion, the paper makes suggestions for new strategies of interpreting the Bible that should be devised by evangelical Biblical scholars and teachers in Africa in order to make the Bible come alive in African people's religious and social consciousness. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |