Rudolf Bultmann
German theologian (1884-1976) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 91
Rudolf Karl Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian and professor of the New Testament at the University of Marburg. He was one of the major figures of early 20th-century biblical studies. A prominent critic of liberal theology, Bultmann instead argued for an existentialist interpretation of the New Testament.
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His hermeneutical approach to the New Testament led him to be a proponent of dialectical theology.
