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German theologian (1808–1874)
Also known as: David Friedrich Strauß, David Friedrich Strauss, David Strauß, Давид Фридрих Штраус, دافيد فريدريك شتراوس, 다비드 프리드리히 슈트라우스
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- Die christliche Glaubenslehre in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung (1840)
- The old faith and the new (1873)
- Das Leben Jesu
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