Primitive Biblicism represents a theological mutation that reduces biblical interpretation to claims of direct, unmediated access to scriptural meaning. This approach bypasses the interpretive traditions, scholarly methods, and contextual considerations that have historically guided faithful biblical interpretation, instead asserting that the "plain meaning" of scripture is immediately accessible to any reader without the mediating work of community, tradition, or scholarly engagement. Unlike authentic biblical faithfulness, which recognizes the need for interpretive wisdom within community, primitive biblicism creates the illusion of objectivity while actually imposing contemporary assumptions onto ancient texts. This mutation underlies much of
MAGA Christianism and
Providential Identitarianism, providing apparent biblical justification for political and cultural positions through selective literalism.