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Document Details : Title: The Critical Realism of Benjamin B. Meyer Author(s): EGAN, Philip A. Journal: Louvain Studies Volume: 33 Issue: 3-4 Date: 2008 Pages: 236-254 DOI: 10.2143/LS.33.3.2045799 Abstract : Fr. Collins has often mentioned his admiration for the work of the scripture scholars Ben Meyer (d. 1995) and N.T. Wright (b. 1948). Indeed, Wright has acknowledged the important influence on his own work of Meyer, particularly Meyer’s approach to hermeneutics. This paper explores the life and work of Ben F. Meyer, contextualizing his writings within the flow of modern biblical scholarship, of which he was both a consummate practitioner and a trenchant critic. The paper also discusses Meyer’s ‘critical realist’ approach to history and interpretation, for which he was especially indebted to the philosophy of Bernard Lonergan (d. 1984) and his masterworks ‘Insight’ (1957) and ‘Method in Theology’ (1972). |
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