Léon Vaganay
French Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar
About Léon Vaganay
Lived 1882 – 1969 (aged 86). Léon Vaganay was a French catholic priest, historian and theologian.
Léon Vaganay (Saint-Étienne, 22 October 1882 - Vernaison, 30 March 1969) was a French Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar.
Vaganay was among the minority of modern scholars who considered the original text of the New Testament was closer to the Western text than to the Alexandrian text type. His views on the Gospel of Peter also diverged from previous scholarship, with Vaganay disputing docetic origins.
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Who was Léon Vaganay?
French Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar (1882–1969)
When was Léon Vaganay born?
Léon Vaganay was born on 22 October 1882 in Saint-Étienne.
When did Léon Vaganay die?
Léon Vaganay died on 30 March 1969 in Vernaison.
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Léon Vaganay was a catholic priest, historian and theologian.
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Léon Vaganay was French.
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