Theology

Rudolf Bultmann / Günther Bornkamm

Briefwechsel 1926–1976

Hrsg. v. Werner Zager

[Correspondence 1926–1976.]

2014. XXXIII, 527 pages.
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In the correspondence between Rudolf Bultmann and his student Günther Bornkamm, the two men discuss central issues of New Testament studies which have not lost any of their significance. The correspondence shows how dialectical theology and liberal theology can be mutually beneficial.
In the correspondence between Rudolf Bultmann and his student Günther Bornkamm, the two discuss central issues of New Testament studies which have not lost any of their significance. Among other topics, the interpretation of the last supper, the importance of the earthly Jesus for New Testament theology and the demythologization of the New Testament's proclamation are discussed. From the beginning, both correspondents belonged to the Confessing Church and were consistent advocates of freedom in theology and the church. Bultmann and Bornkamm made constructive use of the legacy of liberal theology, each in his own way: Bultmann with his programmatic of demythologization and Bornkamm with his subsequent participation in the research on the historical Jesus.
Authors/Editors

Rudolf Bultmann (1884–1976) Studium in Tübingen, Berlin und Marburg; 1910 Promotion; 1912 Habilitation; 1916 a.o. Professor für Neues Testament in Breslau; 1920 als Nachfolger Wilhelm Boussets o. Professor in Gießen; 1921 bis zur Emeritierung im Jahre 1951 o. Professor für Neues Testament in Marburg.

Günther Bornkamm Geboren 1905 in Görlitz; Studium in Marburg, Tübingen, Berlin und Breslau; 1930 Promotion; 1934 Habilitation; 1946–49 Professor an der Universität Göttingen; 1949–71 Professor für Neues Testament an der Universität Heidelberg; 1965/66 Rektor der Universität; gestorben 1990.

Werner Zager Geboren 1959; Studium in Frankfurt am Main, Mainz und Tübingen; 1987 Promotion; 1996 Habilitation; 1997–2003 Hochschuldozent an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum; 2002 apl. Professor für Neues Testament ebd. und seit 2004 an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main; seit 2003 Leiter der Evangelischen Erwachsenenbildung Worms-Wonnegau.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Zwinglius Redivivus — https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com (02/2015) (Jim West)
In: Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen — 269 (2017), S. 125–140 (Andreas Lindemann)
In: Theologische Zeitschrift — 71 (2015), S. 55–59 (Christian Danz)
In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung — 3. März 2015, S. 21 (Friedrich Wilhelm Graf)
In: Informationsmittel f. Bibliotheken — http://ifb.bsz-bw.de/bsz423906348rez-1.pdf?id=6994 (01/2015) (Till Kinzel)
In: Fachbuchkritik.de — http://www.fachbuchkritik.de/html/briefwechsel_1926_-_1976.html (01/2015)
In: Journal of Religion — 97 (2017), S. 269–270 (Phillip E. Devenish)
In: Journal for the Study of the NT — 37.5 (2015), S. 137 (Dagmar Winter)
In: Evang. Sonntags-Zeitung — 13. September 2015, S. 26 (ps)
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