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Rudolf Bultmann was a German theologian, university teacher, and philosopher. Born in Wiefelstede in 1884, he was educated at the University of Tübingen, the University of Marburg, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He worked as a university teacher at the University of Marburg, the University of Giessen, and the University of Wrocław, with work locations in Wrocław and Marburg. He was a member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony.
Bultmann’s notable works include *Theology of the New Testament*, *Entmythologisierung*, *Kerygma und Mythos*, *Die Geschichte der synoptischen Tradition*, and *Der Begriff der Offenbarung im Neuen Testament*. He held the worldview of liberal Christianity and spoke German and English. His students included Ernst Käsemann, Gerhard Ebeling, Hans Conzelmann, and Ernst Fuchs. Bultmann died in Marburg in 1976.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1976
- Works
- 55
Top works
- Theology of the New Testament
- Entmythologisierung
- Kerygma und Mythos
- Die Geschichte der synoptischen Tradition
- Der Begriff der Offenbarung im Neuen Testament
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Key facts
- Born
- Rudolf Karl Bultmann , ( 1884-08-20 ) 20 August 1884, Wiefelstede , Oldenburg , Germany
- Died
- 30 July 1976 (1976-07-30) (aged 91), Marburg , Hesse, West Germany
- Spouse
- Helene Feldmann ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1917 ; died 1973 )
- Children
- 3 (including Antje )
- Alma mater
- University of Marburg
- Thesis
- Der Stil der paulinischen Predigt und die kynisch-stoische Diatribe (1910)
- Doctoral advisor
- Johannes Weiss
- Influences
- Karl Barth Hermann Gunkel Adolf von Harnack Martin Heidegger Wilhelm Herrmann Wilhelm Heitmüller Adolf Jülicher Martin Kähler Rudolf Otto Friedrich Schleiermacher Johannes Weiss
- Discipline
- Theology biblical studies
- School or tradition
- Dialectical theology Lutheranism
- Institutions
- University of Marburg
- Doctoral students
- Günther Bornkamm Ernst Fuchs Hans Jonas Ernst Käsemann Helmut Koester
- Influenced
- Herbert Braun [ de ] Uta Ranke-Heinemann John A. T. Robinson Heinrich Schlier James M. Robinson John Shelby Spong
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wiefelstede
- Place of death
- Marburg
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- University of Wrocław
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- liberal Christianity
- Image
- Rudolf Bultmann als Porträtbüste von Michael Mohns.JPG
- Work location
- Marburg
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- date of birth
- 1884-08-20
- date of death
- 1976-07-30
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- Rudolf Bultmann
- student
- Ernst Fuchs
- name in native language
- Rudolf Bultmann
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