One of the earliest notable publications in the field was by Hermann Reimarus (1694–1768) who portrayed Jesus as a less than successful political figure who assumed his destiny was to place God as the king of Israel.
这个领域最早的著名作者是赫尔曼·雷马鲁斯（Hermann Reimarus，1694-1768年），他描述耶稣是一个不成功的政治人物，认为自己的召命是将上帝作为以色列王。