Theological Explanation of the Gospels Die theologische Erklärung der Evangelien by Bruno Bauer 1852 II. Strauss’ tradition hypothesis. Topic headings in the text below are my additions to Bauer’s text. 68 The proposition that language is the man and the word is the thing remains valid even when the language of a point of view … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Theological Explanation of the Gospels – II. Strauss’s tradition hypothesis”
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Critique of the Gospel of John by Bruno Bauer —o0o— 311 § 14. Continuation of the dispute about the person of the Lord. 8:12-59. ——– 1) The light of the world. 7:12. The dispute that he had with the Jews about the dignity of his person in chapter 7, the Lord did not let rest … Continue reading “§ 14. Continuation of the dispute about the person of the Lord”
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Why did a transnational revolt, with the Jews at its centre, erupt in 116, capable of seriously challenging the Roman empire, which at that very moment had reached the phase of its greatest expansion? . . . What events, in 115 and then 116 CE, first led to Greek-Jewish clashes in Mediterranean cities, and then … Continue reading “Rebellion of the Diaspora — the world in which Christianity and Judaism were moulded”
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How we would love to know more about the times between the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE and the crushing of the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 CE. That period is surely a decisive one for how both Christianity and Judaism developed into what they are today. Some have suggested that this period saw … Continue reading “Reconstructing the Matrix from which Christianity and Judaism Emerged”
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Critique of the Gospel of John by Bruno Bauer —o0o— 106 §6. The collision of the baptism of Jesus with that of John. 3:22-36. ———– 1) The jealousy of John’s disciples 3:22-26. As if he were only in his place in Judea, Jesus, when he leaves Jerusalem, goes into the open country and travels around … Continue reading “§ 6. The collision of the baptism of Jesus with that of John”
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With the assistance of machine translation tools I have been making some of Bruno Bauer’s key works on New Testament criticism available in English. This page links to BB’s chapters on his Criticism of the Gospel of John, published in 1840. I will continue to add more chapters as (a) attempt to proof-read translations for … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Critique of the Gospel of John – English translation”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 182 § 13. The Baptism of Jesus. 1. The Time. “In those days,” says Mark (C. 1,6.), namely in those days when the Baptist was working in the manner described, Jesus of Nazareth came and was baptized. However, the context has … Continue reading “§ 13. The Baptism of Jesus”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 142 Second section. The preparations for Jesus’ public appearance. § 12. The effectiveness of the Baptist. 1. The locality. In those days, as Matthew has already told us, when Jesus lived in Nazareth, John the Baptist appeared and called his people … Continue reading “§ 12. The effectiveness of the Baptist”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1. Leipzig: Otto Wigand, 1841. (machine translated by Neil Godfrey, March 2023) v Preface The point at which we begin the critique of the synoptic Gospels is the following. The traditional hypothesis, according to which the content of the Gospels had its source … Continue reading “Preface and Contents”
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I have machine translated all three volumes of Kritik der evangelischen Geschichte der Synoptiker (1841-1842) I expect there will be an occasional error since my powers of focus are limited over 1150 pages and on a few occasions (only a few!) rely on my impressions from skimming the content and checking through Fraktur and Greek … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Critique of the Gospel History – English translation”
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Another worthy study is now available in English — most belatedly, unfortunately, since it was first published 170 years ago in German! Again, see the right margin of this blog for links to works by Bruno Bauer: BRUNO BAUER: Criticism of the Pauline Letters – in English Again, I have made it available as a … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER’s work on Paul’s Epistles – now available in English”
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276 VI. Hadrian and Christian Gnosis. 1. The Empowered Nero. Among the five emperors who, after the fall of the last Flavian, allowed the Senate free hand in legislation, Hadrian occupies the same position as Nero in the line of Julio-Claudian princes. Those five had risen above the embittered mood with which the first emperors … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Christ and the Caesars – VI. Hadrian and Christian Gnosis”
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Continuing here Nanine Charbonnel’s Jésus-Christ, Sublime Figure de Papier. This post covers pages 398 to 411. I have questions and some doubts about certain connections that are being made in these pages and note NC’s occasional expressions of tentativeness. But I’ll try to present here the key points expressed and from time to time add … Continue reading “The Crucifixion as a Victorious Elevation (Charbonnel continued)”
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76 5. Die letzten Worte des Täufers. C. 3, 22 — 36. 5. The last words of the Baptist. C. 3, 22 – 36. 76/77 Wenn der Herr sonst seinen Aufenthalt wechselt, so läßt es ihn der Vierte nie ohne einen besonderen Grund thun: aus Judäa treiben ihn die Nachstellungen seiner Feinde nach Galiläa und … Continue reading “Bk 1. Fourth Gospel. Ch 5 – Last words of Baptist”
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