Abstract

In his early writings, Lessing uses the notion of >religion faith law law lex religion natural religion faith law religion law<.) As there can be no historical proof on the rightness of one of the three religions and there are necessarily positive religions, Lessing recommends that everyone should be in his own religion. But the religions must give up the claim to disseminate themself by force. F. Niewöhner interprets the Ringparabel that there can be only different religions and therefore they have to tolerate each other.