The Life of Jesus Critically Examined

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The Life of Jesus Critically Examined is a seminal 1835 work of biblical criticism by David Friedrich Strauss that applied Hegelian philosophy to question the historical reliability of the Gospel narratives and helped shape modern critical theology.

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instanceOf book
work of biblical criticism
author David Friedrich Strauss
caused public controversy in German Protestantism
claims many Gospel narratives are mythic rather than historical
controversial true
countryOfOrigin Germany
criticized orthodox views of Gospel historicity
traditional Christian dogma
EnglishTranslator George Eliot
examines miracle stories in the Gospels
nativity narratives
resurrection narratives
field Christology
biblical studies
genre biblical criticism
theology
hasEnglishTranslation The Life of Jesus Critically Examined (English edition)
influenced 19th-century theology
Albert Schweitzer
Bruno Bauer
Ludwig Feuerbach
historical Jesus research
modern New Testament scholarship
influencedBy Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
linked to: G. W. F. Hegel
languageOfWork German
ledTo loss of Strauss's teaching position at Tübingen
mainSubject Gospels
New Testament
historical Jesus
methodologicalApproach historical-critical method
mythic interpretation of Gospel narratives
movement modern critical theology
notableFor foundational role in modern biblical criticism
systematic application of historical criticism to the Gospels
originalTitle Das Leben Jesu, kritisch bearbeitet
philosophicalInfluence Hegelian philosophy
publicationYear 1835
1836
publicationYearOfEnglishTranslation 1846
publisher J. G. Cotta
questions historical reliability of the Gospels
supernatural elements in the life of Jesus
setIn Roman Judea
linked to: Judea
structure multi-volume work
theologicalPerspective liberal theology
timePeriodDescribed 1st century CE

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Young Hegelians notableWorkAssociated The Life of Jesus Critically Examined
David Friedrich Strauß notableWork Das Leben Jesu, kritisch bearbeitet
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David Friedrich Strauß notableWork The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined
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Kritik der evangelischen Geschichte der Synoptiker relatedWork Das Leben Jesu, kritisch bearbeitet
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David Friedrich Strauss notableWork Das Leben Jesu, kritisch bearbeitet
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David Friedrich Strauss notableWork The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined
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The Life of Jesus Critically Examined originalTitle Das Leben Jesu, kritisch bearbeitet
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The Life of Jesus Critically Examined hasEnglishTranslation The Life of Jesus Critically Examined (English edition)
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