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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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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