The Quest of the Historical Jesus

Schweitzer’s book, of which this English translation is now offered to the public, contains two distinct elements. The larger part of it is a historical critique of the life-of-Jesus literature. To this is added a constructive attempt to interpret the life of Jesus on extreme eschatological lines. The constructive part is, however, of much smaller compass than the historico-critical section and besides brings no new material, being virtually a testament of the views developed in the author’s earlier treatise, Das Messianitäts-und Leidensgeheimnis. Ein Skizze des Lebens Jesu (1901).