Hans Frei
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Hans Wilhelm Frei (April 29, 1922–September 12, 1988) was an American biblical scholar and theologian who is best known for work on biblical hermeneutics. Frei's work played a major role in the development of postliberal theology (also called narrative theology or the Yale school of theology). His best-known and most influential work is his 1974 book, The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative (Yale University Press), which examined the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century biblical hermeneutics in England and Germany. Frei spent much of his career teaching at Yale Divinity School.
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Born | Hans Wilhelm Frei (1922-04-29)April 29, 1922 Breslau, Lower Silesia, Germany |
Died | September 12, 1988(1988-09-12) (aged 66) New Haven, Connecticut, US |
Nationality | American |
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Geraldine Nye (m. 1948) |
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Doctoral advisor | H. Richard Niebuhr |
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School or tradition | Postliberal theology |
Institutions | Yale University |
Notable works | The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative (1974) |
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