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Ecce Homo! Or, A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels
by baron d' Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
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21 totalTranscriber's note: archaic spellings such as "desart" for "desert" have been retained, as have inconsistent spellings such as "Galilee"/"Gallilee", etc.
ECCE HOMO! OR, A CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO THE HISTORY OF JESUS OF NAZARETH: BEING A RATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE GOSPELS by BARON d'HOLBACH (Paul Henri Thiry Holbach)
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. ACCOUNT OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPHETS.—INQUIRY INTO THE PROPHECIES RELATING TO JESUS.
CHAPTER II. THE BIRTH OF JESUS.
CHAPTER III. ADORATION OF THE MAGI AND SHEPHERDS—MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS;—AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH FOLLOWED THE BIRTH OF JESUS.
CHAPTER IV. BAPTISM OF JESUS—HIS ABODE IN THE DESERT—COMMENCEMENT OF HIS PREACHING AND MIRACLES—MARRIAGE AT CANA.
CHAPTER V. JOURNEY OF JESUS TO JERUSALEM.—THE SELLERS DRIVEN OUT OF THE TEMPLE.—CONFERENCE WITH NICODEMUS.
CHAPTER VI. ADVENTURE OF JESUS WITH THE FEMALE SAMARITAN—HIS JOURNEY AND MIRACLES IN THE COUNTRY OF THE GERASENES.
CHAPTER VII. JESUS CURES TWO PERSONS POSSESSED WITH DEVILS—MIRACLE OF THE SWINE—WONDERS PERFORMED BY JESUS TILL THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF HIS MISSION.
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This daring essay opens by confronting a familiar paradox: the New Testament is universally available, yet few scholars of Christianity actually study the life of its founder with rigorous scrutiny. The author, writing in the spirit of Enlightenment reason, observes that the gospel texts are riddled with ambiguities, inconsistencies and a style that seems designed to confound rather than clarify. He argues that such obscurity serves a purpose, keeping ordinary readers dependent on clergy for interpretation and preserving a mystique around the faith.
In the first act the work maps out the historical and literary landscape of the early gospel writers, highlighting their limited education and the apparent lack of editorial polish. It suggests that the divine claims attached to the scriptures may mask a human effort to control knowledge. Listeners are invited to follow a methodical, skeptical journey that questions traditional assumptions while remaining firmly rooted in the evidence of the first centuries.
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en
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~7 hours (423K characters)
Release date
2012-03-04
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Public domain in the USA.
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baron d' Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
1723–1789
A bold voice of the French Enlightenment, this philosopher became famous for arguing that the world could be explained without religion. His books and his lively Paris salon helped shape some of the era’s most daring debates about reason, morality, and freedom.
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