Histoire des origines du christianisme

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book series historical work

Histoire des origines du christianisme is a multi-volume historical and critical study of the beginnings of Christianity by French scholar Ernest Renan, known for its controversial, secular approach to the life of Jesus and early Christian history.

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Label	Occurrences
Ernest Renan's multi-volume Histoire des origines du christianisme	1
Histoire des origines du christianisme canonical	1
The History of the Origins of Christianity	1

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Context triple: [Ernest Renan, notableWork, Histoire des origines du christianisme]

A. Foundations of Christianity
Foundations of Christianity is a historical-materialist study by Karl Kautsky that analyzes the social and economic origins of early Christianity from a Marxist perspective.
B. Short History of the Christian Church
Short History of the Christian Church is a concise historical survey of Christianity written by theologian and church historian John Fletcher Hurst.
C. Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
D. The Faith: A History of Christianity
The Faith: A History of Christianity is a comprehensive narrative book by Brian Moynahan that traces the development, key figures, and major events of Christianity from its origins to the modern era.
E. The Faith of the Christian Church
The Faith of the Christian Church is a 20th-century theological work by Swedish bishop and theologian Gustaf Aulén that systematically presents and interprets the central doctrines of historic Christian faith.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Histoire des origines du christianisme
Target entity description: Histoire des origines du christianisme is a multi-volume historical and critical study of the beginnings of Christianity by French scholar Ernest Renan, known for its controversial, secular approach to the life of Jesus and early Christian history.

A. Foundations of Christianity
Foundations of Christianity is a historical-materialist study by Karl Kautsky that analyzes the social and economic origins of early Christianity from a Marxist perspective.
B. Short History of the Christian Church
Short History of the Christian Church is a concise historical survey of Christianity written by theologian and church historian John Fletcher Hurst.
C. Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
D. The Faith: A History of Christianity
The Faith: A History of Christianity is a comprehensive narrative book by Brian Moynahan that traces the development, key figures, and major events of Christianity from its origins to the modern era.
E. The Faith of the Christian Church
The Faith of the Christian Church is a 20th-century theological work by Swedish bishop and theologian Gustaf Aulén that systematically presents and interprets the central doctrines of historic Christian faith.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book series ⓘ historical work ⓘ
approach	critical-historical ⓘ secular ⓘ
associatedWith	19th-century French scholarship ⓘ liberal theology debates ⓘ
author	Ernest Renan ⓘ
controversy	perceived challenge to traditional Christian doctrine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
firstPublicationYearOfFirstVolume	1863 ⓘ
firstVolume	Vie de Jésus ⓘ
focusesOn	development of early Christian communities ⓘ historical context of Jesus ⓘ
genre	biblical criticism ⓘ historical criticism ⓘ religious history ⓘ
hasImpactOn	perception of Jesus as a historical figure ⓘ study of early Church history ⓘ
hasPart	Les Apôtres ⓘ Les Évangiles ⓘ linked to: Gospels L’Antéchrist ⓘ linked to: The Antichrist L’Église chrétienne ⓘ Marc Aurèle et la fin du monde antique ⓘ Saint Paul ⓘ Vie de Jésus ⓘ
influenced	historical Jesus research ⓘ modern biblical criticism ⓘ
mainSubject	early Christian history ⓘ life of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Vie de Jésus origins of Christianity ⓘ
methodology	philological analysis of biblical texts ⓘ use of historical sources outside the Bible ⓘ
movement	historical positivism ⓘ
notableFor	controversial treatment of Christian origins ⓘ secular approach to the life of Jesus ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	8 ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
publicationPeriodEnd	1883 ⓘ
publicationPeriodStart	1863 ⓘ
publisherCountry	France ⓘ
religiousPerspective	non-confessional ⓘ
settingDescribed	Palestine in the 1st century ⓘ linked to: Roman Palestine
targetAudience	educated lay readers ⓘ scholars ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	1st-century Christianity ⓘ Roman Empire in the early Christian era ⓘ
writtenBy	Ernest Renan ⓘ

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Ernest Renan → notableWork → Histoire des origines du christianisme ⓘ

Ernest Renan → notableWork → The History of the Origins of Christianity ⓘ

linked to: Histoire des origines du christianisme

Vie de Jésus → partOf → Ernest Renan's multi-volume Histoire des origines du christianisme ⓘ