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Joseph Renan
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Philosopher, critic, and Orientalist. Born on February 28, 1823Treguier, France; died on October 12, 1892 in Paris, France. His early training was received from his mother and sister, and in the seminary of his village. He decided to enter the priesthood, and to that end! attended seminaries in Paris and Issy. His interest in Oriental philology and early Christianity led him to adopt the scepticism and rationalism of the Kantian philosophers, and in 1845 he left the seminary. The French government sent him on a scientific mission to Palestine where he wrote a life of Christ which was abhorrent to all Christians, regardless of sect. This was followed by an equally objectionable life of Saint Paul. These, together with monographs on Oriental studies, earned him renown as stylist rather than historian, and betrayed the Modernistic errors in his thought.
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Entry for 'Joseph Renan'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/j/joseph-renan.html. 1910.
