Ernest Renan - Life of Jesus [1897]

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Transcript of Ernest Renan - Life of Jesus [1897]

ENEMIES
OF
JESUS
English Bible,
and to
France.
In
different
age,
of
a
different
race,
the
materials
for
positive
value,
the
enduring
truth
immanent
in
Christianity
historical work there
briefly
as
well
saying
of
Jesus,
 The
kingdom
of
the
other.
The
New
Testament
writings
were
naturally
the
main
two
languages
in
to
Matthew,
Mark,
and
all,
Cana
he
only
miracle.
Here
Kenan,
abandoning
his
more
plausible
hypothesis
of
premature
burial,
and
following
the
somewhat
far-fetched
theory
of
Strauss
and
Baur,
in
its
best use
draw
the
attention
of
a
wider
public
sublime
object
of
our
common
thoughts.
One
after
your
unity
as
proclaimed
by
Islam
appear
feature of
of
Hezekiah,
of
Josiah,
realising
He
created
the
all
the
controversies
the
bosom
of
Christianity.
The
Jew
hopes
of
Israel.
They
felt
a
powerful
presentiment;
they
were
villages
yonder,
northwards,
less
The Arab
Great,
a
showy
city,
the
glory.
of
Deity.
are
believed
to
be
such,
form
opposing
destiny
with
Esther
never
thought
of
puts
to
death.
amongst
them.
Spinoza
was
the
greatest
under
the
Achemenidse,
pious
man
who
happened
maze of
were
agitated
by
movements
by
the
authorities
during
mystic
communion
with
to
Jerusalem
the
journey
is
exhausting.
But
the
neighbourhood
of
of
the
solid
rock,
resting-places by
God.
It
was
rather
the
God
of
Job,
and
could con-
be
from
the
living
Jesus
conclusion
which
that of the enthusiasts who believed the world was near
its
end,
and
by
asceticism
prepared
have
lived,
and
be
humbled
ancient
sages
hypo-
crites
 
and
Abtalion
also
proved
themselves
more
As
yet
there
than a mere
highest
worth
past,
the
remembrance
of
of
was,
as
its
etymology
indicates,
baptism
of
Jesus,
against
rich
priests,
the
Pharisees,
the
doctors,
in
one
word,
against
official
Judaism;
and
that,
like
Jesus,
he
was
especially
welcomed
by
the
despised
classes.
He
thought
nothing
the
repetition
of
the
event.
John
by
the
Jesus,
an
idea
so
deeply
rooted
imagined.
age;
but
in
parted
from
principles,
impassibility
along
the
path
marked
out
by
his
Man
whom
Daniel
in
his
avoided.
But
he
was
never
thus
addressed,
doubtless
because
the
name
in
ques-
tion
was
fountain,
brothers
long
and
in which the seed
aridity
which
gave
to
Jesus
A
single
craft
in
the
were
once
so
An abundant
that
here,
as
James,
the
younger,
John,
who
later
friends
who
followed
strange Gospel
Gospel
tolls
applied
for
the
taxes
community.
Jesus
evaded
the
the
world,
which
crossed
Galilee,
skirting
the
lake,
made
employes
paganism.
So
too
It was
thus that
he is
Herod's
stewards.
assembly
of
the
saints,
and
they
were
but
good-will
overflowed.
most
charming
lessons.
The
diverse
fragments
super-
fluous
luxuries
furniture
and
dress,
which
our
drearier
1
Matt.
v.
3-10.
an
evil
for the morrow.
a
man's
table;
yea,
even
the
dogs
perfect
clarity
of
vision
perfume
from
another
world,
like
the
they
a
physician
having
parables
charges
most
frequently
brought
against
him
by
up
the
kingdom
of
prophets
had
J
generation,
a
messenger
who
refined,
and
doorkeeper
superb city.
one
day,
in
an
outbreak
of
wrath,
he
scourged
the
vendors
with
a
 scourge
of
cords,
Jewish
reformer,
only
audacity.
Jesus
was
the
husbandmen ?
... He
will
miserably
destroy
those
miserable
men,
and
will
let
out
the
vineyard
Samaritans
were
accustomed
to
names
will
reveal
it.
victim
of
Messiah
would
made
himself
God,
than
an
ordinary
man,
but
separated
by
an
everything;
the
body,
abyss,
impassable
to
the
many,
which
much
meaning
for
Oriental
peoples,
little
accustomed
as
they
are
to
spirit.
Good
faith
weakness
of
by
their
own
belief,
to
which
originally
made
people
believe
given
rise
we
in
a
noble
school,
yet
nevertheless
it
gave
itself
up
to
the
practice
of
an
explained
by
proportionate
causes.
Weak
points
in
the
he followed.
him.
Then
proceed
to
judgment.
code had con-
of
its
planet
was
at
hand,
Gospel against
the world's
man.
Who
knows
if
the
last
term
of
progress
Israel
influenced
the
choice
of
this
of
mysteries
still
veiled.
It
is
very
down
how
world,
1
The
offence
was
now
determinate
if thine
society.
 
fold
more
in
this
time,
and
in
the
world
ground
without
your
Father
to them
reason, and,
watchword
1
Matt.
x.
34-36,
point,
to
remove
day.
Howbeit
I
say
unto
you,
That
to
lay
persistent
features
he
did.
Jesus,
in
like
manner,
applied
to
himself,
much
against
that
had
succeeded
in
the
north
so
well
had
little
Jesus,
had
also of
a conservative
only
one,
in
the
neighbourhood
of
strike
strangers
with
admiration;
at
sunrise
especially
the
holy
mountain
dazzled
the
eyes,
forgive.
of
the
sheep,
but
climbeth
up
some
other
way,
a
the
cup
and
of
the
platter,
town,
the
beggar
Bartimseus
pleased
him
much
dead,
the
pious
sisters
no
doubt
said,
 perhaps
the
living
would
repent.
No,
Jesus
must
have
replied,
 even
were
a
man
raised
days
received
the
high
priesthood
from
the
legate
Quirinius,
in
the
year
7
 
Jesus.
The
Kai'apha
Jerusalem
did
not
proceed
from
infant
Christianity.
They
arose
in
Jerusalem
itself,
and
not
in
Galilee.
conservative
parties
in
the
kingdom
of
God
Jerusalem
several
days
before
the
Passover,
in
order
to
prepare
for
it.
Jesus
arrived
late,
and
Mount of
of
the
1
It
the
Passover,
day, Thursday.
of
the
treachery
of
Judas,
and
suspected
day
in
reckoning,
wine,
brought
of
Olives,
where
he
three
days,
1
were
the
Jewish
law
a
kind
of
official
support.
The
Roman
law
palace
of
Herod,
near
the
Tower
of
his
juris-
diction.
According
feared
for
his
office.
By
a
compliance,
by
that
one
be
executed,
the
three
city,
two
valleys
of
But
Jesus,
physically
upon
by
driving
nails
that
John
remained
standing
make
good
use,
and
exoeditions,
in
which
reed,
and
raised
still
strong.
Of
a
sudden
he
uttered
a
terrible
cry,
heard
by
some
as
suffering,
which
its foundations.
victims,
and
to
remove
soldiers
obeyed
death
of
the
third
victim,
and
to
complete
it,
if
any
breath
remained
in
him,
pierced
his
side
pleased.
bearing
an
ample
provision
path
without
imagining
that
by
its
side
principles
were
growing
up
the work
life
was
Christians
altogether.
Nor
in
the
Mishnah
Jesus
was
not
a
Ages,
who
;
than once
sophists,
as
Luther
in
power
and
fluency.
The
Speaker.
Hutchison.
all vindicated