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The Genealogy of Morals · Character

Jesus of Nazareth

Central figure of Christianity, discussed as a symbol of priestly morality.

minor

Also known as Jesus

First appearance: first essay

Jesus of Nazareth's tie to the Jews is one of the pressures that moves The Genealogy of Morals—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Portrayed as the incarnate gospel of love and the 'Redeemer,' but also as the ultimate instrument of Jewish revenge, whose crucifixion serves as a dangerous bait for the world.
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Jesus of Nazareth first appears in 0011 first essay.

With the Jews (social): Jesus is presented as a product of Jewish ressentiment, though his teaching of love ultimately inverted the priestly morality of the Jews.

In The Triumph of Jewish Revenge and the Paradox of the Cross: Portrayed as the incarnate gospel of love and the 'Redeemer,' but also as the ultimate instrument of Jewish revenge, whose crucifixion serves as a dangerous bait for the world.

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  • German intellectual decadence

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