Bultmann

American

[boolt-mahn] / ˈbʊltˌmɑn /

noun

Rudolf 1884–1976, German theologian.

Bultmann British

/ ˈbʊltman /

noun

Rudolf Karl . 1884–1976, German theologian, noted for his demythologizing approach to the New Testament

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Though he likes to refer to sophisticated theologians like Paul Tillich, Reinhold Niebuhr and Rudolph Bultmann, he works from a fundamentalist canon of the Scripture.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

The "matters" of existence and the nature of God immediately affected such modern theologians as Rudolf Bultmann and Reinhold Niebuhr.

From Time Magazine Archive

Liberal scholars, including Bultmann, used to say, 'We cannot write a biography of Jesus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bultmann did not object to the liberals' methods or their presuppositions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Form criticism; a new method of New Testament research; including The study of the Synoptic gospels, by Rudolf Bultmann, and Primitive Christianity in the light of Gospel research, by Karl Kundsin. © 1Nov34; A82610.

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