Rudolf Bultmann Biography

Rudolf Bultmann was a German theologian who questioned the necessity of historical analysis of the New Testament. He argued that only the existence of Jesus, his preaching, and crucifixion mattered for Christian faith, not the specifics of his life. Bultmann focused on demythologization, an approach that interpreted the biblical myths existentially. He believed that faith in the kerygma, or proclamation, of the New Testament was the key to Christian belief, not specific historical facts.