The life of Jesus. Renan E.Zh.

One of the most successful and legendary books in history, which made its author the highest paid writer of his time!

The secret of such phenomenal success is in a peculiar merger of the genres: taking as the basis all four gospels of the New Testament, the author created At the same time, a scientific research and artistic reconstruction of the life of Jesus Christ. Being a major specialist in sources and languages, Ernest Renan visited places where the action of this great history was unfolding, and being a former seminarist, he clearly "knew what he was saying." In the fascinating, accessible to readers of the artistic form, the outstanding French writer and historian of Christianity reveals the inner world of Christ, introduces the circle of His followers and enemies, and also depicts the historical conditions of the ancient Judea.