Rudolf Bultmann
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Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rudolf Bultmann canonical | 8 |
| Bultmann | 1 |
| Rudolf Karl Bultmann | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rudolf Bultmann Context triple: [Friedrich Schleiermacher, influenced, Rudolf Bultmann]
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Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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Gustaf Aulén
Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
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D.
Paul Tillich
Paul Tillich was a prominent 20th-century German-American Christian existentialist theologian and philosopher known for works such as "The Courage to Be" and "Systematic Theology."
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E.
Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and existential philosopher known for his work on psychopathology, the philosophy of existence, and the concept of the "Axial Age."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rudolf Bultmann Target entity description: Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
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A.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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B.
Gustaf Aulén
Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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C.
Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
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D.
Paul Tillich
Paul Tillich was a prominent 20th-century German-American Christian existentialist theologian and philosopher known for works such as "The Courage to Be" and "Systematic Theology."
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E.
Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and existential philosopher known for his work on psychopathology, the philosophy of existence, and the concept of the "Axial Age."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran theologian
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New Testament scholar ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | Protestant theology ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-08-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-07-30 ⓘ |
| denomination | Lutheran ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century theology ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Bultmann
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linked to:
Rudolf Bultmann
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| fieldOfWork |
New Testament studies
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form criticism ⓘ hermeneutics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Rudolf Karl Bultmann
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linked to:
Rudolf Bultmann
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| givenName | Rudolf ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ernst Käsemann
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Gerhard Ebeling NERFINISHED ⓘ Günther Bornkamm NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Jonas ⓘ Paul Tillich ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Barth
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Martin Heidegger ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ Wilhelm Herrmann ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interpreting Christian faith in terms of existential philosophy
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program of demythologizing the New Testament ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
dialectical theology
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existential theology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
demythologization of the New Testament
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existential interpretation of the New Testament ⓘ program of demythologizing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of the Synoptic Tradition
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Jesus and the Word ⓘ Kerygma and Myth ⓘ Theology of the New Testament ⓘ
linked to:
New Testament theology
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| placeOfBirth | Wiefelstede ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Marburg ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of New Testament ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Marburg ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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linked to: Rudolf Bultmann
linked to: Rudolf Bultmann