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Theology: New Testament and Related Literature: Life of Jesus: First Biography

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Renan's "Life of Christ"

The Life of Jesus by Ernest Renan Renowned rationalist and scholar of religion, Ernest Renan is the first biographer of Jesus to present him as entirely human.