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Also known as David Friedrich Strauss

German theologian (1808–1874)

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Works
24

Top works

  • Structurally Deficient
  • Life of Jesus (Vol. 1)
  • Dangerous Shorebreak
  • Footsteps after the Fall
  • Jesus Unleashed My Potential

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1808
Active to
1874
classicalcomposergermangerman composerliedopera

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Total plays
573

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Key facts

Born
David Friedrich Strauss , ( 1808-01-27 ) 27 January 1808 , Ludwigsburg , Kingdom of Württemberg
Died
8 February 1874 (1874-02-08) (aged 66) , Ludwigsburg, German Empire
Spouse
Agnese Schebest (m. 1842–1847)
Alma mater
Tübinger Stift
Academic advisors
Ferdinand Christian Baur , Friedrich Heinrich Kern [ de ] , Adolph Carl August von Eschenmayer
Era
19th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Young Hegelians
Institutions
University of Tübingen, University of Zurich
Main interests
Theology
Notable ideas
Historical Jesus

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David Friedrich Strauss BW.jpg
Number of children
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David Friedrich Strauss
date of birth
1808-01-27
date of death
1874-02-08
name in native language
David Friedrich Strauß
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David Friedrich Strauss
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to David Strauss, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Article

David Friedrich Strauss (German: Strauß; 27 January 1808 – 8 February 1874) was a German liberal Protestant theologian and writer who influenced Christian Europe with his portrayal of the "historical Jesus", whose divine nature he explored via myth.

Strauss argued that many Gospel narratives are myths, where "myth" means not mere falsity but the imaginative expression of religious truth; however, he rejected orthodox supernatural claims about Jesus and did not simply affirm Jesus' divine nature in the traditional doctrinal sense.

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