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The History of the Origins of Christianity. Book I: Life of Jesus
Paperback
Publisher Price: $24.99
ISBN13: 9781773567112
Publisher: Devoted Publishing
Published: Aug 26 2026
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The History of the Origins of Christianity. Book I: Life of Jesus presents Joseph Ernest Renan's influential and controversial attempt to reconstruct the life of Jesus within the religious, political, and cultural world of first-century Judaea.
Approaching the Gospel narratives as historical documents, Renan follows Jesus from Galilee through the formation of his teachings, the gathering of his disciples, the proclamation of the Kingdom of God, and the growing conflict that leads to Jerusalem and the Crucifixion. Along the way, he examines the influence of John the Baptist, the character of Jewish religious life, and the forces that shaped the beginnings of Christianity.
Renan's treatment deliberately questions supernatural explanations and traditional Christian doctrine, portraying Jesus instead as an extraordinary religious teacher whose personality and message transformed history. Admired for its literary power and fiercely disputed for its conclusions, Life of Jesus remains a landmark work in the development of modern historical criticism of the New Testament.
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