Ferdinand Christian Baur und die Geschichte des frühen Christentums

Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792-1860) can be seen as one of the most important sources of inspiration for the development of historical-critical research in the 19th century. His immense body of work covers many areas of the New Testament, the history of the church and of dogma. Baur's works contain numerous ideas which can be applied to current discussion in which many fundamental questions in regard to the historical-critical method are being posed. These ideas are dealt with in individual studies by the authors of this volume, which provide reconstructions of Baur's view on various subjects from the New Testament and early church history as well as studies on the relationship between Baur and Strauß, Hegel's philosophy and Baur's significance for practical theology. This creates an image of Baur's theological and historical approach which can give the current discussion more depth.