Though Ernest Rénan's methods of historical research were criticized, the ideas influenced and inspired other theologians and scholars. Vie de Jésus (Life of Jesus), which caused an uproar when it was published in 1863, examined the historical biography of Jesusand introduced the proposition that Christianity had been created by the popular imagination, based on messianic expectations.
Ernest Rénan, 1893
Hardcover, Good
311 pages
344g
19.8 x 14 x 1.5 cm