Edwin Johnson (historian)

Edwin Johnson ( * 1842, † 1901) was a British historian. According to his research, there are within the meaning of Jesus myth no evidence for the historical existence of Jesus Christ.

Life

In Antiqua Mater (1887 ), Johnson dealt in detail with the beginnings of Christianity. In this he argues that there is no evidence for the historical existence of Jesus Christ and the apostles, a view similar to that of Bruno Bauer. Rather, Christianity from a movement of the Jewish diaspora have developed, which he calls Hagioi, representing a liberal interpretation of the Torah, simplified rituals and a high spirituality. Both ideas of Gnosticism as well as via Bacchus played in Christianity.

In The Pauline Epistles and The Rise of English Culture Johnson assumes that the church had falsified the history of all ages, especially the Dark Ages. Similarly, critical views about Christianity represented also Isaac Newton, William Kammeier, Jean Hardouin, Robert Baldauf and Christoph Marx. His theses are one of the foundations of contemporary chronology criticism.

Work (selection)

• Historian
• Briton
• Born in 1842
• Died in 1901
• Man