Category:1810 Geiger, Abraham (scholar) DEU
Abraham Geiger (1810-1874) was a Jewish-German scholar.
Biography
Rabbi. Founder of Reform Judaism. Helped establish Hochschule für die Wissenschaft and taught there. Regarded Judaism as religion with world mission and therefore endeavored to eliminate national elements.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Geiger's History of Judaism includes a survey of Second Temple Judaism and Christian origins, which presents Jesus as a Pharisee.
Books
- Das Judenthum und seine Gechichte (1864 Geiger), book
- Judaism and Its History, tr. Maurice Mayer (New York 1866)
References
- William Baird, in History of New Testament Research: 2. From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann (2003 Baird), book, pp. 253-254
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Pages in category "1810 Geiger, Abraham (scholar) DEU"
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