The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined
Book description
The German theologian David Friedrich Strauss (1808-1874) 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 method to the New Testament gospel narratives and…
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1 author picked The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This seminal work from the 19th century remains the most eagle-eyed analysis of the four gospels.
It demonstrated the absurdity and futility of all attempts to vindicate the Jesus stories as genuine history by showing their legendary character. I have learned more about historical-critical methodology from this one book than from all others, and I have pretty much read them all.
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