The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined
3 Volume Set
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- Author: David Friedrich Strauss
- Translator: George Eliot
- Date Published: September 2010
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108019590
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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). Strauss applied strict historical method to the gospel narratives and caused scandal across the Protestant world by concluding that all miraculous elements were mythical and ahistorical. Volume 1 introduces the idea of 'de-mythology' and applies modern historical methods to the narratives of Jesus' birth and early life; Volume 2 studies the idea of Jesus as Messiah, the narratives about the disciples, the discourses, and the miracles; and Volume 3 focuses on the passion, death and resurrection narratives with a concluding essay: 'The Dogmatic Import of the Life of Jesus'. This is a key text of nineteenth-century theology that pioneered the application of historical and scientific methods to the study of religious texts.
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- Date Published: September 2010
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108019590
- length: 1371 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 82 mm
- weight: 1.89kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface to the first edition
Preface to the fourth edition
Introduction. Development of the mythical point of view in relation to the Gospel histories
Part I. History of the Birth and Childhood of Jesus:
1. Annunciation and birth of John the Baptist
2. Davidical descent of Jesus, according to the genealogical tables of Matthew and Luke
3. Announcement of the conception of Jesus. Its supernatural character. Visit of Mary to Elizabeth
4. Birth and earliest events of the life of Jesus
5. The first visit to the Temple, and the education of Jesus
Part II. History of the Public Life of Jesus:
1. Relations between Jesus and John the Baptist
2. Baptism and temptation of Jesus
3. Locality and chronology of the public life of Jesus. Volume 2: 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. Volume 3: Part II continued. History of the Public Life of Jesus:
10. The Transfiguration of Jesus, and his last journey to Jerusalem
Part III. History of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus:
1. Relation of Jesus to the idea of a suffering and dying Messiah
His discourses on his death, resurrection, and second advent
2. Machinations of the enemies of Jesus
Treachery of Judas
Last supper with the disciples
3. Retirement to the Mount of Olives, arrest, trial, condemnation, and crucifixion of Jesus
4. Death and resurrection of Jesus
5. The Ascension
Concluding dissertation. The dogmatic import of the life of Jesus.
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