Ben F. Meyer

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

Meyer's works deeply influenced major scholars, such as Bruce Chilton, N. T. Wright, John P. Meier and Ben Witherington III.Template:Sfn

Works

Thesis

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See also

• John Dominic Crossan

External links

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