First Quest for the historical Jesus
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First Quest for the historical Jesus was the 18th–19th century scholarly movement that sought to reconstruct the life and teachings of Jesus using critical historical methods.
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| First Quest for the historical Jesus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Quest for the historical Jesus Context triple: [Second Quest for the historical Jesus, follows, First Quest for the historical Jesus]
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Second Quest for the historical Jesus
The Second Quest for the historical Jesus was a mid-20th-century scholarly movement that sought to reconstruct Jesus’ life and message using critical historical methods while remaining within a framework of Christian faith.
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The Quest of the Historical Jesus
The Quest of the Historical Jesus is Albert Schweitzer’s influential early 20th-century study that critically examines prior research on Jesus and portrays him as an apocalyptic prophet rooted in first-century Judaism.
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Third Quest for the historical Jesus
The Third Quest for the historical Jesus is a late-20th-century scholarly movement that reexamines Jesus of Nazareth within his first-century Jewish context using interdisciplinary historical, archaeological, and textual methods.
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An History of Early Opinions concerning Jesus Christ
"An History of Early Opinions concerning Jesus Christ" is an 18th-century theological work by Joseph Priestley that examines and argues for the original, non-Trinitarian beliefs about Jesus held in the early Christian church.
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“A History of Jesus”
“A History of Jesus” is a 19th-century critical and historical study of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ by American Unitarian minister and theologian William Henry Furness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Quest for the historical Jesus Target entity description: First Quest for the historical Jesus was the 18th–19th century scholarly movement that sought to reconstruct the life and teachings of Jesus using critical historical methods.
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A.
Second Quest for the historical Jesus
The Second Quest for the historical Jesus was a mid-20th-century scholarly movement that sought to reconstruct Jesus’ life and message using critical historical methods while remaining within a framework of Christian faith.
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B.
The Quest of the Historical Jesus
The Quest of the Historical Jesus is Albert Schweitzer’s influential early 20th-century study that critically examines prior research on Jesus and portrays him as an apocalyptic prophet rooted in first-century Judaism.
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C.
Third Quest for the historical Jesus
The Third Quest for the historical Jesus is a late-20th-century scholarly movement that reexamines Jesus of Nazareth within his first-century Jewish context using interdisciplinary historical, archaeological, and textual methods.
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D.
An History of Early Opinions concerning Jesus Christ
"An History of Early Opinions concerning Jesus Christ" is an 18th-century theological work by Joseph Priestley that examines and argues for the original, non-Trinitarian beliefs about Jesus held in the early Christian church.
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E.
“A History of Jesus”
“A History of Jesus” is a 19th-century critical and historical study of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ by American Unitarian minister and theologian William Henry Furness.
- F. None of above. chosen
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