The Age of Reason · Character
Robespierre
French revolutionary leader mentioned in political context.
minor
First appearance: the age of reason
Robespierre shows up with force in I: The Old Testament. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as an example of a modern perpetrator of shocking acts, paralleling biblical atrocities.
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In I: The Old Testament: Mentioned as an example of a modern perpetrator of shocking acts, paralleling biblical atrocities. Later, in The Book of Mark: Referenced as an example of those who were 'numbered with…
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- Gospel figures and revolutionaries
- Diverse historical and biblical figures
- Biblical military and royal figures
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