Ernest Renan
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Joseph Ernest Renan (27 February 1823 – 2 October 1892) was a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar, expert of Semitic languages and civilizations, historian of religion, philologist, philosopher, biblical scholar and critic. He wrote influential and pioneering historical works on the origins of early Christianity, and espoused popular political theories especially concerning nationalism and national identity. Renan is credited as being among the first scholars to advance the Khazar theory, which helds that Ashkenazi Jews were descendants of the Khazars, Turkic peoples who had adopted Jewish religion and migrated to Western Europe following the collapse of their khanate. Source: [Ernest Renan]( on Wikipedia
Books
The life of Jesus
Judenthum und Christenthum: Ihre ursprüngliche Indentität und allmälige Scheidung
Lectures on the influence of the institutions, thought and culture of Rome, on Christianity and the development of the Catholic church
Los apóstoles
Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
The book of Job
Cahiers de Jeunesse
F. Alquié (1906-1985), philosophe et membre de l'Institut, a tenu de 1924 à 1937 ces cahiers où l'on découvre ses liens de l'époque avec les surréalistes, son intérêt pour les rêves éveillés, l'écriture automatique, etc.
Literary and philosophical essays
The future of science
This is from the dust jacket of the hardcover book... In bold strokes, the distinguished author traces an ouline of "The Great Tomorrow" in an era dominated by science. He strongly emphasizes the growing power of propaganda, official and otherwise, and foresees unification of the world under some form of social understanding. Included is also an autobiographical self-portrait by the philosopher. Based on the 1924 essay ""The Future of Science-Icarus""