Christus und die Cäsaren
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Christus und die Cäsaren is a 19th-century historical-critical work by Bruno Bauer that argues early Christianity was shaped significantly by Roman imperial politics and culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical-critical work ⓘ |
| argument | early Christianity was shaped significantly by Roman imperial politics and culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century German theology
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liberal theology debates ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Bauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claims |
Christianity cannot be understood apart from Roman political history
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Roman imperial ideology influenced Christian concepts of authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| critiques |
supernatural explanations of Christian origins
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traditional Christian views of Jesus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
political context of New Testament origins
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relationship between Christ figure and Roman emperors ⓘ |
| genre |
historical criticism
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religious criticism ⓘ theological literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPosition | Christian dogma is a product of historical and political processes ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-clerical
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rationalist approach to scripture ⓘ |
| hasReception | controversial among contemporary theologians ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
construction of religious narratives
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critique of ecclesiastical authority ⓘ interaction of religion and state power ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century debates on the historical Jesus
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rise of historical-critical exegesis in Germany ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment biblical criticism
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classical studies of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Roman culture ⓘ Roman imperial politics ⓘ early Christianity ⓘ |
| movement | radical biblical criticism ⓘ |
| partOf | Bruno Bauer's critical works on the New Testament ⓘ |
| perspective | secular ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Die evangelische Geschichte, kritisch dargestellt
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Kritik der evangelischen Geschichte des Johannes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
historians of religion
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scholars of theology ⓘ students of classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usesMethod | historical-critical method ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | 19th-century freethought literature ⓘ |
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