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Runtime: 24 minsClive Marsh discusses the 'Old Quest' (1778-1914) for the Historical Jesus. The historical quest for Jesus, known as the "old quest," began in the late 18th century with Hermann Samuel Reimarus challenging the accuracy of the Gospels. He suggested the disciples fabricated stories, prompting rationalist scrutiny. David Friedrich Strauss's 1835 work critiqued both rationalist and supernaturalist interpretations, proposing a mythological view of the Gospels. This era saw debates over Matthean priority and the emergence of the two-source hypothesis. Ernest Renan's 1863 book portrayed Jesus as a political idealist. The quest intertwined with systematic theology, with figures like Friedrich Schleiermacher emphasizing theological reflection on historical findings. These developments laid groundwork for later theological approaches to Jesus.
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Produced in February 2012. Provisional captions.
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