Rudolf Bultmann quotes
Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian and influential New Testament scholar. Known for his program of demythologizing the New Testament, he sought to interpret ancient scriptures in light of modern existential philosophy. He remains a central figure in 20th-century biblical studies and theological debates. Here are 9 of his quotes:
Contemporary Christian proclamation is faced with the question whether, when it demands faith from men and women, it expects them to acknowledge this mythical world picture from the past. If this is impossible, it has to face the question whether the New Testament proclamation has a truth that is independent of the mythical world picture, in which case it would be the task of theology to demythologize the Christian proclamation.
Rudolf Bultmann
It is impossible to repristinate a past world picture by sheer resolve, especially a mythical world picture, now that all of our thinking is irrevocably formed by science. A blind acceptance of New Testament mythology would be simply arbitrariness; to make such acceptance a demand of faith would be to reduce faith to a work.
Rudolf Bultmann
Can the Christian proclamation today expect men and women to acknowledge the mythical world picture as true? To do so would be both pointless and impossible. It would be pointless because there is nothing specifically Christian about the mythical world picture, which is simply the world picture of a time now past which was not yet formed by scientific thinking. It would be impossible because no one can appropriate a world picture by sheer resolve, since it is already given with one's historical situation.
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann
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Occupation: German Theologian
Born: August 20, 1884
Died: July 30, 1976
Quotes count: 9
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