New Testament and Mythology

New Testament and Mythology: The Problem of Demythologizing the New Testament Message, often shortened to New Testament and Mythology, is an influential and controversial theological essay by Rudolf Bultmann, published in 1941. The essay is generally considered one of the defining theological works of the 20th century. In it, Bultmann stresses the need to understand the New Testament, particularly the Gospels and their account of Christ, as being mythological in nature.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Hübner, Hans. "Demythologizing", in: The encyclopedia of Christianity. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1999–2008. doi:10.1163/2211-2685_eco_D100. ISBN 9789004169678.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) "In 1941 Rudolf Bultmann (1884–1976) wrote a programmatic essay “Neues Testament und Mythologie. Das Problem der Entmythologisierung der neutestamentlichen Verkündigung" (NT and mythology. The problem of demythologizing the NT proclamation)."
^ "Catholic scholars drive a new wave on the New Testament". 17 May 2016.

Sources

Ogden, Schubert, Introduction to New Testament and Mythology, Fortress Press edition

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[1] Hübner, Hans. "Demythologizing", in: The encyclopedia of Christianity. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1999–2008. doi:10.1163/2211-2685_eco_D100. ISBN 9789004169678.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) "In 1941 Rudolf Bultmann (1884–1976) wrote a programmatic essay “Neues Testament und Mythologie. Das Problem der Entmythologisierung der neutestamentlichen Verkündigung" (NT and mythology. The problem of demythologizing the NT proclamation)."

[2] "Catholic scholars drive a new wave on the New Testament". 17 May 2016.

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