After the rise of far-right movements in politics in recent years, some religious expressions linked to these movements have been categorized as fundamentalist. This concept, however, is not as clear as the recurrence of its use suggests, and, evidently, without a good concept that helps in identifying what fundamentalism is, little progress is made in overcoming it. Therefore, this work proposes, first, to offer a concept for fundamentalism — extracted from its American evangelical origin [1900-1925] —, and, from it, it wishes to point out some alternative ways of overcoming it. In the construction of this concept, attention is drawn to the interaction between its hermeneutic structure and the fundamentalist use of the Bible, showing how this dynamic generates a violent political posture. And, in pointing out this overcoming, the need for a new conception of the Bible and the importance of assessing the condition of the interpreter are shown.