TY - JOUR N2 - This article evaluates potential ways in which Hans W. Frei's interpretative approach and his reconstruction of pre-critical hermeneutics can be profitably used in the modem exegesis of the patriarchal narratives, especially of the Abraham Story in Gen 12-25. It begins with a short analysis of the critical voices which have been raised against Frei's theory over the last 30 years. This analysis helps to highlight both the obvious strengths and deficiencies of Frei's approach. Next, the article focuses on the model text of Gen 15 and asks further questions concerning the applicability of pre-critical hermeneutics to biblical narratives. This discussion results in a number of conclusions and in a blueprint for combining traditional and critical approaches within one methodologically correct model. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/125467/PDF/8_FOLIA_ORIENTALIA_48_Sonek_Hans.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/125467 PY - 2011 EP - 155 A1 - Sonek, Krzysztof PB - Commission of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Kraków Branch VL - vol. XLVIII DA - 17.12.2022 T1 - Hans W. Frei's hermeneutics and Genesis 12-25: a critical assessment SP - 143 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/125467 T2 - Folia Orientalia ER -