Léon Vaganay

Priest, Author

1882 – 1969

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Who was Léon Vaganay?

Léon Vaganay 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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Born
Oct 22, 1882
Saint-Étienne
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Mar 30, 1969
Vernaison

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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