Maurice Goguel

Henry Maurice Goguel (20 March 1880 – 31 March 1955) was Dean of the Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris, director of studies at the École pratique des hautes études, and professor at the Sorbonne. Quotes [Per the Writings of Paul-Louis Couchoud] The controversy as to the historical existence of Jesus ..appeared [in France] under a new form, entirely distinct from the theories of Drews, J. M. Robertson, and W. B. Smith. It is of some interest to describe this new aspect of the thesis that the history of Jesus is a myth, and to try to explain the genesis of the contention. Goguel Maurice w:Maurice Goguel Recent French Discussion of the Historical Existence of Jesus Christ Harvard Theological Review April 1926 19 02 115 10.1017/S001781600000763X https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/harvard-theological-review/article/div-classtitlerecent-french-discussion-of-the-historical-existence-of-jesus-christdiv/67E220B531FE6D3C81EE56D5EFFF4FA4 Negative as these [radical minimalist] conclusions appear, they must be strictly distinguished from the theories of the mythologists. According to the critics whom we may term [radical] minimalists, Jesus did live, but his biography is almost totally unknown to us. The mythologists, on the other hand, declare that he never existed, and that his history, or more exactly the legend about him, is due to the working of various tendencies and events, such as the prophetic interpretation of Old Testament texts, visions, ecstasy, or the projection of the conditions under which the first group of Christians lived —into the story of their reputed founder. Goguel Maurice w:Maurice Goguel Recent French Discussion of the Historical Existence of Jesus Christ Harvard Theological Review April 1926 19 02 115–142 10.1017/S001781600000763X https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/harvard-theological-review/article/div-classtitlerecent-french-discussion-of-the-historical-existence-of-jesus-christdiv/67E220B531FE6D3C81EE56D5EFFF4FA4 See also Christ myth theory Historical Jesus Historicity of Jesus External links Category:Christ myth theory Category:1880 births Category:1955 deaths Category:Theologians from France