The relationship between hermeneutics and theology is a manysided and complex one. History and eschatology charts the shift away from an ancient cyclical interpretation of history to teleological and eschatological alternatives. For a free catalogue and order form write to the above address. Rudolf bultmann 18841976 was a german theologian and professor of new testament at the university of marburg. Virtually every student of theology worldwide is introduced to the writings of german scholar rudolf karl bultmann 18841976 and his students. If you have found it useful and would like to help keep it going please consider popping something in the tip jar. Rudolf bultmann was born august 20, 1884, in wiefelstede, the eldest son of an evangelical lutheran pastor.
He is famous as the one who demythologized the new testament, but very few understand what he meant by this or how his hermeneutical program connects to the other areas of his theological project. He taught at the universities of breslau and giessen and from 1921 to 1950 was professor at the univ. In his case, as also for rudolf bultmann before him, heidegger delivers up true christianity as an existentialism which must be separated out and rescued from the hellenic metaphysics, conveyed through platonism, which hid it for millennia and threatens to obscure it still. To do it justice one would require an allembracing competence in such diverse fields as early greek literature and drama, the comparative study of religion, anthropology, psy choanalysis and the philosophy of history. Bultmann writes in the introduction, if this book is to be anything more than information on intersting occurrences in the past, more than a walk through a museum of antiquities, if it is really to lead to our seeing jesus as a part of the history in which we have our being, or in. During the nazi domination, he took an active part in the strong opposition which the churches built up. Did bultmann change his mind about the resurrection. Rudolf bultmann wiefelstede, 1884 marburgo, 1976 exegeta y teologo luterano aleman. Jan 26, 2018 bultmann argued that all that matters is the thatness, not the whatness of jesus, that is, only that jesus existed, preached and died by crucifixion matters, not what happened throughout his life. Bultmann s theology of the new testament changed the course of new testament interpretation and has continued to influence the field until today. Theology of the new testament by rudolf karl bultmann. I would take issue with the second sentence of the introduction to bultmann. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. He was one of the major figures of early20thcentury biblical studies.
He was the son of a lutheran pastor, and he became professor of new testament at the university of marburg germany. Bultmann situates the theology of the new testament in the hellenistic thought. Bultmann was a masterful exegete, but seemed to go a bit to far in his deconstruction of the gospel portraits of jesus. Biography of rudolf bultmannwith implications for christology 21 william o. The first concerns a culturalsensitive explanation of the.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Rudolf bultmann 18841976 was one of the most influential scholars and theologians of the 20th century. Bultmann argued that all that matters is the thatness, not the whatness of jesus, that is, only that jesus existed, preached and died by crucifixion matters, not what happened throughout his life. Rudolf bultmann was an outstanding scholar in the field of new testament study. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Rudolf bultmann is currently considered a single author. Jesus christ and mythology consists of two groups of lectures bultmann gave at yale and vanderbilt in 1951, and since the lectures were aimed at intelligent students unaquanted with his work, they serve as an excellent introduction to bultmann s theology. Rudolf bultmanns demythologization hermeneutic as applied to new testament and constitutional exegesis william w. Rudolf bultmann is one of the most widely known but least read theologians of the twentieth century. The book in which i read this said that bultmann was probably the greatest new testament theologian of the twentieth century, and almost certainly the most controversial. Theses of a phd dissertation hermeneutics and theology in.
If you have found it useful and would like to help. But this is no problem for the modern christian since these creation myths are not intended to advance a scientific or even rational explanation for the. The historical jesus in the twentieth century, 19001950 harrisburg, pa. Christian ethics from the perspective of neighbourly love. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, james d dvorak and others published martin dibelius and rudolf bultmann find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. List of books and articles about rudolf bultmann online. Jesus and the word return to religiononline jesus and the word by rudolf bultmann rudolf bultmann was an outstanding scholar in the field of new testament study. Those who have made an equally sedulous study of 1 american constitutional law and 2 religionparticularly new testament theologyare immediately struck by the many similarities1 inherent in. His father, arthur bultmann, was an evangelicallutheran pastor, his paternal grandfather a missionary to africa, and his maternal grandfather a pastor of the pietistic tradition.
Bibliographie zu rudolf bultmann bultmann gesellschaft. It is difficult to overestimate the singularity of rudolf bultmann. Both avenues indicate that bultmanns theological signif icance is his outline of a hermeneutical field, his grasp of the elements constituting that field, his understanding of the operations adequate to the field and its elements, and the radical execution of the operations congruent to the field and its elements. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query.
What the name of charles darwin is to the field of biological science, the name of rudolf bultmann is to the world of new testament study. After the war he spent much time lecturing in europe and the united states. Although he is now retired from active teaching, the lengthened shadow of his influence may be seen in the fact that his followers such as kasemann, bornkamm, conzelmann, and others are the professors to whom german university stu. Theology of the new testament, like other works of bultmann, calls for demythologizing the supernaturalism of the new testament and reinterpreting it existentially according to the kerygma that was timeless to christian faith. He was born in germany in 1884 and studied at tubingen, berlin and marburg. As the cosmological basis for his program of demythologizing of the new testament, rudolf bultmann declares that the worldview presented in the new testament is simply the cosmology of a prescientific age, which modern man cannot accept because mans knowledge and mastery of the world have advanced to such an extent through science and. In other words, for bultmann it is by grace that faith is enabled and sustained as response to the decisive call of the word of god in the kerygma of the new testament. Rudolf bultmann primary author only author division. Weaver notes that his scepticism was also a response to the liberalism in which he was himself trained and from which he came. Demythologizing the problem of myth in the new testament james d. Hansgeorg gadamer, philosophische lehrjahre, 1977, 14.
This site and its resources are free to anyone who wants to use it, but it does cost money to run. Theses of a phd dissertation hermeneutics and theology in rudolf bultmanns thought by lilla ignacz budapest 2007 the dissertation proposes to explore the connections between hermeneutics and theology in the thought of rudolf bultmann. Lt112 modernism in the demythologizing of rudolf bultmann. Still, a very helpful book, which finds at the center of the historical jesus teaching the call to radical obedience to god, the eitheror. As ambitious in scope as it is consistent in method, bultmann s volume asks and provides answers to the big questions. Rudolf karl bultmann german 20 august 1884 30 july 1976 was a german lutheran theologian and professor of new testament at the university of marburg. Assessing the work of rudolf bultmann forum, issue 3,2. Bultmanns central question is profoundly theological, probing how a decisive word of god as witnessed in scripture is at the same time couched in an anachronistic mythology. Rudolf bultmann and the quest for the historical jesus ben. Bultmann explains the fundamental shift in historical understanding introduced in the judeochristian tradition and explains why the disappointment faced by the early church in christs belated return prompted a reinterpretation of history. Rudolf karl bultmann 18841976 was born on august 20 th in wiefelstede, in what was then known as the grand duchy of oldenburg.
Rudolf karl bultmann the german theologian rudolf karl bultmann 18841976 altered the direction of biblical studies by his work in the interpretation of the new testament 1. Dunn the subject of myth is a vast and complex one. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He was one of the major figures of early 20th century biblical studies and a prominent voice in liberal christianity bultmann is known for his belief that the historical analysis of the new testament is both futile and unnecessary, given. However rudolf bultmann is the most influential theologian in germany today. Jesus and the word, 1934, in which the beginning of his own theological position can be traced. Demythologizing and christology 31 gerd ludemann kerygma and history in the thought of rudolf bultmann 45 jon f. Rudolf bultmann, the meaning of the christian faith in creation, in existence and faith.
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