The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined - Volume 2

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-01957-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 655 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion

The German theologian David Friedrich Strauss (1808-1874) first published his highly controversial The Life of Jesus in three volumes between 1835 and 1836. This translation, by George Eliot, is based on the fourth German edition (1840). In this work Strauss applied strict historical methods to the New Testament gospel narratives and caused scandal across the Protestant world by concluding that all miraculous elements in the life of Jesus were mythical and ahistorical. In volume 2 Strauss applies modern historical criticism to 'de-mythologize' the idea of Jesus as Messiah; the narratives about the disciples; the discourses in the Synoptic gospels and the Fourth Gospel; the non-miraculous events; and the miracles' narratives. This is a key text of nineteenth-century theology that pioneered the application of historical and scientific methods to the study of religions and religious texts. It is essential reading for any student of the New Testament.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Strauss, David Friedrich

Weitere Mitwirkende

Eliot, George

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Historisch-Kritische Jesusforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part II continued. History of the Public Life of Jesus: 4. Jesus as the Messiah; 5. The disciples of Jesus; 6. The discourses of Jesus in the three first Gospels; 7. Discourses of Jesus in the fourth Gospel; 8. Events in the public life of Jesus, exclusive of the miracles; 9. Miracles of Jesus.