Vie de Jésus
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Vie de Jésus is a controversial 1863 historical-critical biography of Jesus by French scholar Ernest Renan that portrays Christ as a human moral teacher rather than a divine figure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
ⓘ
book ⓘ historical-critical work ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Renan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
canonical Gospels
ⓘ
historical sources available in the 19th century ⓘ |
| caused | major religious controversy in France ⓘ |
| comparesJesusTo | great moral teachers ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
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conservative Protestants ⓘ |
| denies | divinity of Jesus as traditionally understood in Christianity ⓘ |
| downplays |
miracles of Jesus
ⓘ
supernatural elements in the Gospels ⓘ |
| emphasizes | ethical teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Michel Lévy Frères NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Enlightenment rationalist traditions ⓘ |
| genre |
religious biography
ⓘ
theological criticism ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
historical Jesus research
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liberal theology ⓘ modern biblical criticism ⓘ |
| ledTo | public debates on faith and reason in 19th-century France ⓘ |
| methodology |
historical-critical method
ⓘ
philological analysis ⓘ rationalist approach ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing the historical Jesus approach for a broad audience
ⓘ
separating the Jesus of history from the Christ of faith ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Ernest Renan's multi-volume Histoire des origines du christianisme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysJesusAs | human moral teacher ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Les Apôtres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | liberal Catholic background turned heterodox ⓘ |
| subject |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ historical Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| workOf | Ernest Renan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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