La Méthode historique
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La Méthode historique is a seminal work by Dominican scholar Marie-Joseph Lagrange that articulates his critical, historically grounded approach to studying the Bible.
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| La Méthode historique canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Méthode historique Context triple: [Marie-Joseph Lagrange, notableWork, La Méthode historique]
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Dictionnaire historique et critique
Dictionnaire historique et critique is a monumental late-17th-century reference work by Pierre Bayle that uses critical, often skeptical commentary on historical and philosophical topics to challenge traditional authorities and beliefs.
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B.
Esquisse d’un tableau historique des progrès de l’esprit humain
Esquisse d’un tableau historique des progrès de l’esprit humain is an influential Enlightenment-era philosophical work by Marquis de Condorcet that outlines a progressive, optimistic vision of human intellectual and social advancement through history.
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C.
Discours sur l’histoire universelle
Discours sur l’histoire universelle is a 1681 historical and theological treatise that interprets world history as guided by divine providence, written by the French bishop and orator Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet.
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D.
L’Archéologie du savoir
L’Archéologie du savoir is a 1969 methodological work by French philosopher Michel Foucault that outlines his approach to analyzing the history of ideas and discourses.
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E.
Mémoires de Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai
Mémoires de Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai is the autobiographical account of the French novelist and revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, detailing his experiences and political involvement during the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Méthode historique Target entity description: La Méthode historique is a seminal work by Dominican scholar Marie-Joseph Lagrange that articulates his critical, historically grounded approach to studying the Bible.
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A.
Dictionnaire historique et critique
Dictionnaire historique et critique is a monumental late-17th-century reference work by Pierre Bayle that uses critical, often skeptical commentary on historical and philosophical topics to challenge traditional authorities and beliefs.
-
B.
Esquisse d’un tableau historique des progrès de l’esprit humain
Esquisse d’un tableau historique des progrès de l’esprit humain is an influential Enlightenment-era philosophical work by Marquis de Condorcet that outlines a progressive, optimistic vision of human intellectual and social advancement through history.
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C.
Discours sur l’histoire universelle
Discours sur l’histoire universelle is a 1681 historical and theological treatise that interprets world history as guided by divine providence, written by the French bishop and orator Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet.
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D.
L’Archéologie du savoir
L’Archéologie du savoir is a 1969 methodological work by French philosopher Michel Foucault that outlines his approach to analyzing the history of ideas and discourses.
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E.
Mémoires de Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai
Mémoires de Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai is the autobiographical account of the French novelist and revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, detailing his experiences and political involvement during the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| addresses | tensions between traditional exegesis and modern criticism ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reconcile Catholic faith with critical exegesis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dominican Order
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linked to:
Dominican friars
École Biblique de Jérusalem ⓘ
linked to:
École Biblique
|
| author | Marie-Joseph Lagrange ⓘ |
| context | early 20th-century debates on modernism ⓘ |
| critiques |
purely rationalist approaches to Scripture
ⓘ
uncritical fundamentalist readings of the Bible ⓘ |
| describes |
critical approach to Scripture
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historical method in exegesis ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical context of biblical texts
ⓘ
literary analysis of biblical texts ⓘ relationship between faith and critical method ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical scholarship
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theological essay ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
critical evaluation of sources
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development of doctrine in light of history ⓘ distinction between inspiration and literary form ⓘ harmonization of faith and reason ⓘ limits of historical criticism ⓘ objectivity in exegesis ⓘ primacy of historical context in interpretation ⓘ role of tradition in interpretation ⓘ use of archaeology in biblical interpretation ⓘ use of philology in biblical studies ⓘ |
| hasReputation | seminal work in Catholic biblical renewal ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Catholic biblical scholarship
ⓘ
Catholic reception of the historical-critical method ⓘ later magisterial teaching on Scripture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | historical-critical scholarship of the 19th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Catholic theologians
ⓘ
biblical scholars ⓘ clergy and seminarians ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic biblical studies
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ historical-critical method ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | programmatic statement of Lagrange’s exegetical method ⓘ |
| proposes | methodological rules for Catholic exegetes ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Revue Biblique ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| supportsView | historical research can serve faith ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Catholic modern biblical movement ⓘ |
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