The Quest of the Historical Jesus

by Albert SCHWEITZER (1875 - 1965)

Chapter 3, Part 1 - The Lives of Jesus of the Earlier Rationalism

The Quest of the Historical Jesus

In this book, Schweitzer traces the historical progress of 'Historical Jesus' research, from Hermann Reimarus in the mid 18th century, to William Wrede at the turn of the 20th. Schweitzer showed how Jesus' image had changed with the times and with the personal proclivities of the various authors. He concluded with his own synopsis and interpretation of what had been learned over the course of the previous century. He took the position that the life of Jesus must be interpreted in the light of Jesus' own convictions, which he characterized as those of late Jewish eschatology. (Introduction from Wikipedia, modified by JoeD)This project was proof listened by Tim Ferreira, Goergedave, Betty M., Phil Chenevert, and Guero.


Listen next episodes of The Quest of the Historical Jesus:
Chapter 10, Part 1 - The Marcan Hypothesis , Chapter 10, Part 2 - The Marcan Hypothesis , Chapter 11, Part 1 - Bruno Bauer , Chapter 11, Part 2 - Bruno Bauer , Chapter 11, Part 3 - Bruno Bauer , Chapter 12, Part 1 - Further Imaginative Lives of Jesus , Chapter 12, Part 2 - Further Imaginative Lives of Jesus , Chapter 13 - Renan , Chapter 14, Part 1 - The 'Liberal' Lives of Jesus , Chapter 14, Part 2 - The 'Liberal' Lives of Jesus , Chapter 14, Part 3 - The 'Liberal' Lives of Jesus , Chapter 15, Part 1 - The Eschatological Question , Chapter 15, Part 2 - The Eschatological Question , Chapter 16, Part 1 - The Struggle Against Eschatology , Chapter 16, Part 2 - The Struggle Against Eschatology , Chapter 16, Part 3 - The Struggle Against Eschatology , Chapter 17, Part 1 - Questions Regarding the Aramaic Language, Rabbinic Parallels, and Buddhistic Influence , Chapter 17, Part 2 - Questions Regarding the Aramaic Language, Rabbinic Parallels, and Buddhistic Influence , Chapter 18 Part 1 - The Position of the Subject at the Close of the Nineteenth Century , Chapter 18 Part 2 - The Position of the Subject at the Close of the Nineteenth Century , Chapter 18 Part 3 - The Position of the Subject at the Close of the Nineteenth Century , Chapter 19 Part 1 - Thoroughgoing Skepticism and Thoroughgoing Eschatology , Chapter 19 Part 2 - Thoroughgoing Skepticism and Thoroughgoing Eschatology , Chapter 19 Part 3 - Thoroughgoing Skepticism and Thoroughgoing Eschatology , Chapter 19 Part 4 - Thoroughgoing Skepticism and Thoroughgoing Eschatology , Chapter 19 Part 5 - Thoroughgoing Skepticism and Thoroughgoing Eschatology , Chapter 19 Part 6 - Thoroughgoing Skepticism and Thoroughgoing Eschatology , Chapter 19 Part 7 - Thoroughgoing Skepticism and Thoroughgoing Eschatology , Chapter 20 - Results , Chapter 3, Part 2 - The Lives of Jesus of the Earlier Rationalism , Chapter 4, Part 1 - The Earliest Fictitious Lives of Jesus , Chapter 4, Part 2 - The Earliest Fictitious Lives of Jesus , Chapter 5 - Fully Developed Rationalism - Paulus , Chapter 6, Part 1 - The Last Phase of Rationalism - Hase and Schleiermacher , Chapter 6, Part 2 - The Last Phase of Rationalism - Hase and Schleiermacher , Chapter 7 - David Friedrich Strauss - The Man and His Fate , Chapter 8, Part 1 - Strauss's First 'Life of Jesus' , Chapter 8, Part 2 - Strauss's First 'Life of Jesus' , Chapter 9, Part 1 - Strauss's Opponents and Supporters , Chapter 9, Part 2 - Strauss's Opponents and Supporters