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Rudolf Bultmann

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German theologian (1884-1976)

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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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1957Reuchlin Award
1954Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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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. His hermeneutical approach to the New Testament led him to be a proponent of dialectical theology.

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Lived 1884 to 1976 · aged 91
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