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In "The Life of Jesus," Ernest Renan offers a profound and controversial historical and theological analysis of the life of Jesus Christ, weaving together a narrative that is both scholarly and accessible. Renan employs a critical literary style that combines history, biography,... Read Full Overview

"The highest consciousness of God which has existed in the bosom of humanity was that of Jesus." - E. Renan

With this book, Ernest Renan, a renowned historian and philologist, set out to recount the life of Jesus not as a divine myth, but as the story of an extraordinary... Read Full Overview

Ernest Renan's 'Life of Jesus' is a landmark work of biblical scholarship that offers a groundbreaking new perspective on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Drawing on a wide range of historical and cultural sources, Renan paints a vivid portrait of Jesus as a human... Read Full Overview

"The highest consciousness of God which has existed in the bosom of humanity was that of Jesus." - E. Renan

With this book, Ernest Renan, a renowned historian and philologist, set out to recount the life of Jesus not as a divine myth, but as the story of an extraordinary... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

"The Life of Jesus" from Ernest Renan. French expert of Middle East ancient languages and civilizations, philosopher and writer (1823-1892).

"Vie de J sus" est une oeuvre majeure crite par Ernest Renan, un philosophe, historien et crivain fran ais du XIXe si cle. Publi pour la premi re fois en 1863, cet ouvrage a suscit un vif d bat en raison de son approche critique de la biographie de J sus-Christ. Dans "Vie... Read Full Overview

Extrait: L' v nement capital de l'histoire du monde est la r volution par laquelle les plus nobles portions de l'humanit ont pass des anciennes religions, comprises sous le nom vague de paganisme, une religion fond e sur l'unit divine, la trinit , l'incarnation du Fils de... Read Full Overview

R SUM "La Vie de J sus" d'Ernest Renan est une exploration historique et critique des origines du christianisme, centr e sur la figure de J sus de Nazareth. Renan, rudit du XIXe si cle, s'efforce de replacer J sus dans le contexte culturel, social et religieux de son poque,... Read Full Overview

Le livre d?fend et illustre une th?se selon laquelle la biographie de J?sus devait ?tre ?crite comme celle de n'importe quel autre homme. Les ?vangiles devaient ?tre soumis ? un examen critique comme n'importe quel autre document historique. En application de cette th?se, Renan... Read Full Overview

"An epoch, not for the Catholic world only, but for general literature....The essay on the sources of the Life of Jesus with which it opens is itself a literary masterpiece." -Albert Schweitzer, The Quest of the Historical Jesus, 1906 "A rhetorician of great skill, a master of... Read Full Overview

In presenting an English version of the celebrated work of M. Renan, the translator is aware of the difficulty of adequately rendering a work so admirable for its style and beauty of composition. It is not an easy task to reproduce the terseness and eloquence which characterize... Read Full Overview

Ce livre d fend et illustre une th se selon laquelle la biographie de J sus devait tre crite comme celle de n'importe quel autre homme. Les vangiles devaient tre soumis un examen critique comme n'importe quel autre document historique. En application de cette th se, Renan... Read Full Overview