Talk:Ernest Renan
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[edit] Vie de Jesus
Amazing -- this doesn't mention his bestselling "Vie de Jesus." Not my field or period (or preference) so I won't put it in .—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.66.247.154 (talk • contribs) 23:05, 22 November 2003
I have at least put it in, but this page still needs masses of work, and lets down an interesting chap -- Rob
[edit] Siblings of Celebrities
Henriette had accepted in the family of Count Zamoyski an engagement more lucrative than her former place. She exercised the strongest influence over her brother, and her published letters reveal a mind almost equal, a moral nature superior, to his own.
Where can one find her published letters? And do you know more on this Count Zamoyski: full name,marital status,position,and duration of association with Henriette Renan?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.174.6.182 (talk • contribs) 08:56, 26 February 2004
[edit] On Daniel and the Apocrypha
This entry claims that Renan called the book of Daniel apocryphal. This is preposterous since "apocryphal" means "not in the canon" -- and Daniel is certainly in the canon of scripture for both Christians and Jews. I looked up original entry in the 1911 Britannica, and I noticed that the error began there. Be that as it may, I changed the entry here in Wikipedia, assuming that a clear and correct meaning is more important than being loyal to the 1911 Britannica. Perhaps Renan argued that the book of Daniel ought to be apocryphal; I don't know. I do know that he made a case in the Vie de Jésus that Daniel is a very late book, a view with which modern Biblical scholars agree. --Hapax 21:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
- according to wikipedia: Apocraphy "are texts of uncertain authenticity or writings where the authorship is questioned."--Dwarf Kirlston 13:08, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Biased?
"He did indeed write that if "the essential element of a nation is that all its individuals must have many things in common," they "must also have forgotten many things. Every French citizen must have forgotten the night of St. Bartholomew and the massacres in the 13th century in the South.""
sounds a bit biased? like someone doesn't like the french... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.5.70.1 (talk) 10:51, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Date of death
There seem to be 2 schools of thought: 2 October or 12 October. Can anyone verify the exact date? -- JackofOz (talk) 06:45, 21 April 2008 (UTC)