Date of Birth
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29-April-1922
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Place of Birth
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Wrocław
(Poland, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Silesia)
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Nationality
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Germany, United States of America
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Also know as
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Hans W Frei, Hans W. Frei
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Hans Wilhelm Frei was a 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. His best-known and most influential work is his 1974 book, The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative, 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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