Hermann Samuel Reimarus
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Hermann Samuel Reimarus was an 18th-century German philosopher and biblical scholar known for his pioneering, skeptical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels and traditional Christian theology.
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Enlightenment thinker
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biblical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| child |
Elise Reimarus
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Johann Albert Heinrich Reimarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1694-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1768-03-01 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Fragmente eines Ungenannten, published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Jena
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University of Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Johanneum Gymnasium, Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Reimarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical criticism
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classical philology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hermann
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Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Wolfenbüttel Fragments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Friedrich Strauss
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ modern historical-critical study of Jesus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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Deism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early contribution to the quest for the historical Jesus
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pioneering skeptical critique of traditional Christian theology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between the preaching of Jesus and the preaching about Jesus
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radical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels ⓘ rejection of miracles as violations of natural law ⓘ |
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Apologie oder Schutzschrift für die vernünftigen Verehrer Gottes
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Fragmente eines Ungenannten NERFINISHED ⓘ Von dem Zwecke Jesu und seiner Jünger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical scholar
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philosopher ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Oriental Languages ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Deist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Johanna Reimarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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