Ben F. Meyer

Benjamin Franklin Meyer (1927–1995) was a theologian and scholar of religion.^[4] Born in November 1927 in Chicago, Illinois,^[5] he studied with the Jesuits, his studies taking him to California, Strasbourg, Göttingen, and Rome,^{[citation needed]} where he received his doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1965.^[6] He taught briefly at Alma College and at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley^{[citation needed]} before joining the faculty at McMaster University in 1969,^[7] where he taught in the religious studies department until 1992. Meyer's areas of specialization included the historical Jesus, the early expansion of the Christian movement,^{[citation needed]} and the hermeneutics of Bernard Lonergan.^[5] He authored several important monographs over his 30-year career.^{[citation needed]} He died on 28 December 1995 in Les Verrières, Switzerland.^[8]

Ben F. Meyer
Born	Benjamin Franklin Meyer November 1927 Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	28 December 1995(1995-12-28) (aged 68) Les Verrières, Switzerland
Spouse	Denise Meyer[1]
Academic background
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Influences	Bernard Lonergan[2]
Academic work
Discipline	Religious studies theology
Institutions	Alma College McMaster University
Notable works	The Aims of Jesus (1979)[2]
Influenced	Bruce Chilton[3] N. T. Wright[3]

Meyer's works deeply influenced major scholars, such as Bruce Chilton, N. T. Wright, John P. Meier and Ben Witherington III.^[9][3]

Works

Thesis

• Meyer, Ben F. (1965). Christ and the Apostolic Community (Thesis). Roma: Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana. OCLC 45132128.

Books

• Meyer, Ben F. (1971). The Church in Three Tenses. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. OCLC 135021.
• ——— (1979). The Aims of Jesus. London: SCM Press. ISBN 978-0-334-00027-3. OCLC 4760225.
• ——— (1986). The Early Christians: their world mission and self-discovery. Good News Studies. Vol. 16. Wilmington, DE: Glazier (Michael) Inc. ISBN 978-0-8146-5542-9. OCLC 13998055.
• ——— (1989). Critical Realism and the New TestamentvPrinceton Theological Monograph Series. Vol. 17. Allison Park, PA: Pickwick Publications. ISBN 978-0-915138-97-5. OCLC 18681445.
• ——— (1992). Christus Faber: the master builder and the house of God. Princeton Theological Monograph Series. Vol. 29. Allison Park, PA: Pickwick Publications. ISBN 978-1-55635-014-6. OCLC 25093369.
• ——— (1994). Five Speeches that Changed the World. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. ISBN 978-0-8146-2282-7. OCLC 29465963.
• ——— (1994). Reality and Illusion in New Testament Scholarship: a primer in critical realist hermeneutics. Collegeville, MI: Glazier/Liturgical. ISBN 978-0-8146-5771-3. OCLC 31610448.

Edited by

• ———, ed. (1993). One Loaf, One Cup: Ecumenical Studies of 1 Cor 11 and Other Eucharistic Texts. New Gospel Studies. Vol. 6. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. ISBN 978-0-86554-398-0. OCLC 24380520.

See also

• Biography portal
• Christianity portal

• John Dominic Crossan

References

Citations

1. Hadidian 1995, p. iv.
2. Chilton 2008, p. 411.
3. Denton 2004, p. 13.
4. Chilton 2008, p. 411; Westerholm 1995, p. 491.
5. Westerholm 1995, p. 491.
6. "Professor Emeritus Ben Meyer" 1995.
7. Denton 2004, p. 12.
8. "Professor Emeritus Ben Meyer" 1995; Westerholm 1995, pp. 491–492.
9. Bernier, Jonathan. "Ben F. Meyer and the Renewed Quest for the Historical Jesus". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Works cited

• Chilton, Bruce (2008). "Meyer, Ben F.". In Evans, Craig A. (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus. New York: Routledge (published 2014). pp. 411–412. ISBN 978-1-317-72224-3.
• Denton, Donald L. Jr. (2004). Historiography and Hermeneutics in Jesus Studies: An Examination of the Work of John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer. London: T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-08203-9.
• Hadidian, Dikran Y. (1995). "In Memoriam: A Personal Tribute: Ben F. Meyer (1927–1995)". Ex Auditu. 11: iii–iv. ISSN 0883-0053.
• "Professor Emeritus Ben Meyer". Ex Auditu. 11. 1995. ISSN 0883-0053.
• Westerholm, Stephen (1995). "Passages: Benjamin Franklin Meyer". Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 24 (4): 491–493. doi:10.1177/000842989502400407. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 220899449.

External links

• "Ben F. Meyer fonds - Search Research Collections". McMaster University Library. William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Retrieved 17 July 2019.