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Renan, (Joseph) Ernest (1823–1892)

French theologian and historian. His La Vie de Jésus/The Life of Jesus, published 1863, controversially denied the supernatural element of Christ's life and mission. It was the first work in a series on the history of the origins of Christianity.

Renan was professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France.



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