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Adherents of the Protestant movement of Christian faith consider the Bible to be the most important book in their lives, as an authoritative, God-inspired Word of God. It is believed that God through the Bible gave revelation to mankind, which must be a guide in their lives. In order to perceive the truth correctly, it is necessary to interpret the Bible correctly. In this regard, the correct approach to the interpretation of the Bible, which is studied by such discipline as biblical hermeneutics, is of paramount importance. Target setting. Today we live in the era of postmodernism, whose worldview has a significant impact in Christian space. Biblical hermeneutics has also been significantly influenced by postmodernism. Classical biblical hermeneutics was based on one of the postulates that the text contains the author's design. But adherents of postmodernism are convinced that after Nietzsche "buried" God, and Bart and Foucault "buried" the author, it is simply impossible to restore the author's design in the text. For the interpretation of the Bible, the cancelation of the author's design has two negative consequences: firstly, the author's monopoly on the meaning of the text is abolished, and secondly, the possibility of many approaches to the interpretation of the text arises. This situation does not allow the Bible to be an authoritative source of truth and the ability of believers to properly understand God's revelation. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The author's research is based on the work of foreign experts in the field of biblical hermeneutics such as K. Vanhuser, G. Werkler, T. Wespetal, K. Gibss, G. Osborne, E. Tisselton, G. Fee, as well as recent research by post-Soviet authors such as A. Denisenko, V. Kiryanov, D. Kondyuk, M. Mokienko, A. Negrov, A. Puzykin, S. Sannikov, R. Soloviy, V. Tkachuk, S. Flugrant. The research objective. To analyze the influence of postmodernism on biblical hermeneutics, namely in the field of abolition of the author's design. To determine the appropriateness of such influence and its consequences for the interpretation of the Bible. The statement of basic materials. The article proves the essential need for a correct interpretation of the Bible. One of the main postulates of biblical hermeneutics is the existence of the author's design in the texts of the Bible. Ignoring the author's design leads to the distortion of the meaning of the text. The task of the Bible interpreter is to determine the meaning of the text on the basis of the author's design applying the grammatical-historical method. Conclusions. It is determined that the author's design occupied, occupies and should occupy a prominent place in biblical hermeneutics. The author's idea is the cornerstone of the process of interpreting the Bible. Therefore, the influence of postmodernism on biblical hermeneutics, which cancels the author's design, is called negative and should not be present in Protestantism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]