Rudolf Karl Bultmann (1884-1976), scholar
Rudolf Karl Bultmann (1884-1976) was a German scholar.
Biography
One of the most influential Christian theologians of the 20th century. Professor at the University of Marburg, Germany.
Bultmann was raised in a Lutheran family and was himself a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. Little known, it seems, is the dual fact that 1) he was never ordained; and 2) he was an extremely faithful participant in the life of the Church even, when able to attend his home church in Marburg, standing at the rear door holding the 'poor box' and receiving the offerings given on behalf of the less fortunate.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
References
- David A.S. Fergusson, in Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters (1998 McKim), edited volume
- William Baird, in History of New Testament Research: 2. From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann (2003 Baird), book / pp. 280-286