Paul Ricoeur’s Biblical Hermeneutics Applied to Lay Bibles

Abstract

In this article, we approach a theological reflection carried out by Paul Ricoeur on the relationship of the Christian community with the sacred text. Through a funneling process, we move from the general approach of his theological thought to a more specific approach, which is done through the reading of his brief essay: “The ‘sacred’ text and the community”. Finally, we apply the perspective of biblical hermeneutics that Ricoeur develops in this text to lay Bibles, whose importance can be understood in the light of his thought, although their existence was not presumed by the thinker.