Man kann sich indessen nicht des Gedankens erwehren, welch ein Hindernis der Vollendung die sogenannten biblischen Bücher für dasselbe gewesen sind, die an echt religiösem Gehalt keine Vergleichung mit so vielen andern der früheren und späteren Zeit, vornehmlich den Indischen, auch nur von ferne aushalten.
• Über das Studium der Theologie". Cf. Schellings Sämtliche Werke, Vol. V. Stuttgart 18S9, pp. 296 et seq. quoted in Poliakov, L. (1974). The Aryan myth : a history of racist and nationalist ideas in Europe p. 195
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The books which are called Biblical were an obstacle to the perfection of Christianity and, in terms of truly religious content, they could not even remotely be compared with the sacred books of India, as well as many others from earlier and later times.

— Friedrich Schelling

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The books which are called Biblical were an obstacle to the perfection of Christianity and, in terms of truly religious content, they could not even remotely be compared with the sacred books of India, as well as many others from earlier and later times." in the context of "Man kann sich indessen nicht des Gedankens erwehren, welch ein Hindernis der Vollendung die sogenannten biblischen Bücher für dasselbe gewesen sind, die an echt religiösem Gehalt keine Vergleichung mit so vielen andern der früheren und späteren Zeit, vornehmlich den Indischen, auch nur von ferne aushalten.
• Über das Studium der Theologie". Cf. Schellings Sämtliche Werke, Vol. V. Stuttgart 18S9, pp. 296 et seq. quoted in Poliakov, L. (1974). The Aryan myth : a history of racist and nationalist ideas in Europe p. 195" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Friedrich Schelling

About Friedrich Schelling

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (January 27, 1775 – August 20, 1854), later von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German idealism, situating him between Fichte, his mentor prior to 1800, and Hegel, his former university roommate and erstwhile friend.