Review article

H. Frei’s Interpretation of Sensus Litteralis

Krešimir Šimić orcid.org/0000-0002-0114-372X ; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

After the introductory contextualisation, the article first explains Hans Frei’s claim that the 18th and the 19th century Biblical hermeneutics led to the »eclipse« of literal reading of the Biblical narrative, due to its apologetic‑interpretative efforts (interpre‑tation of the Bible by interpretative theories based on the rationalistic canon and historical factualness). After that, tools and concepts (»realistic narrative«, »narrative identity«, consensual interpretation) that Frei used to interpret literal meaning of Biblical narratives are pointed out. Finally, the conclusion presents advantages and disadvantages of Frei’s project and the authorship claim, based on the patristic‑medieval exegetical tradition and completely ignored by Frei, that the Word of God is not only the text (Bible), linguistic presentation of God, but also the corpus, the physical presence of God.

Keywords

Hans Frei, sensus litteralis; »realistic narrative«; »narrative identity«; traditional consensus; body.

Hrčak ID:

234295

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/234295

Publication date:

17.2.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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