tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post8839555633315246905..comments2023-12-08T04:43:40.135-06:00Comments on The Fire and the Rose: Rudolf Bultmann: A Reader’s GuideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-10548521163907661052017-11-21T14:52:02.353-06:002017-11-21T14:52:02.353-06:00Jerry, Bultmann was at Marburg the whole time, and...Jerry, Bultmann was at Marburg the whole time, and as records indicate the Nazis were very unhappy with him and even contemplated taking action against him. Bultmann's protection was his international reputation. He was simply too significant for the Nazis to touch, and he was able to use this power to make Marburg a safe haven for Jewish intellectuals or to assist those in escaping Germany. As for Bonhoeffer, he was imprisoned because he participated in a plot to kill Hitler, which Bultmann never did.David W. Congdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009330707703611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-12750993972252738802017-11-20T19:09:09.466-06:002017-11-20T19:09:09.466-06:00Where was Bultman as a Confessing Churchman from 1...Where was Bultman as a Confessing Churchman from 1940 to 1945? How did he manage to survive at Marburg during the Nazi years? Why wasn't he inprisoned like Bonhofer? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900344384886180035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-5768043575710874842016-10-18T08:05:30.083-05:002016-10-18T08:05:30.083-05:00Thanks for the comment, Brett! All I can say is, a...Thanks for the comment, Brett! All I can say is, amen. I completely agree that Bultmann is best seen as carrying on the trajectory of Lutheran theology. I also lament the lack of engagement by evangelicals with German scholarship, and especially the maligning of Bultmann that one so often hears. I am slowly trying to change this.<br /><br />I am envious of your study with Robinson and Schenke. Robinson's work has been crucial for my own research. I am so grateful for his efforts.David W. Congdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009330707703611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-40916215424857740142016-10-17T23:43:31.382-05:002016-10-17T23:43:31.382-05:00I am glad to read about your work on Bultmann. Sol...I am glad to read about your work on Bultmann. Solid list that warms my heart. My late professors James M. Robinson and Hans-Martin Schenke would certainly applaud your undertaking. I participated in Robinson's penultimate seminar at Claremont Graduate University, which was "The Theology of Rudolf Bultmann." He wanted to give Bultmann voice one more time before departing the stage of academia (the following year I participated in his final seminar on Q). I am going through Hammann's biography again. <br /><br />It is one of my deepest religious regrets that Evangelicals have tended to avoid significant and collegial interaction with German biblical scholarship (which is why I chose to attend CGU). F. F. Bruce was one of the exceptions. That is why I am so glad to read your blog posts on Bultmann, and I hope to get to your books, as well. I cannot imagine my own efforts at understanding the New Testament and early Christian origins without consulting Bultmann and the work of his students. <br /><br />Finally, I am a Lutheran, and I consider much of the work of Bultmann and his students to be within the theological trajectory of the great Reformer.Brett Provancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523166454882681259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-73800481915156289352013-12-05T06:22:14.722-06:002013-12-05T06:22:14.722-06:00Todd, I explained my selection in the introduction...Todd, I explained my selection in the introduction. Of course I agree with you, but the decision was intentional.David W. Congdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009330707703611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-22719900445387939702013-12-05T05:40:48.529-06:002013-12-05T05:40:48.529-06:00Thanks for the list, though your selection is fair...Thanks for the list, though your selection is fairly narrow to his philosophical/hermeneutical essay. It's understandable, given your area of research (perhaps reading Bultmann without presuppositions is impossible). <br /><br />I would add more essays that reflect his position as a New Testament scholar. In addition to his Theology of the NT, his essay "Christ the End of the Law" is a classic, as is the essay "The Problem of Ethics in Paul".Todd Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772180067629494117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-90852639770534425742013-11-20T09:19:12.417-06:002013-11-20T09:19:12.417-06:00David, this is great. But, as to your very first s...David, this is great. But, as to your very first sentence, if you are truly being "constantly" asked about where to begin reading Bultmann, you need to get out more often and make new friends. :-)<br />Pete Ennshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739146695904059006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-17737568838235737972013-11-19T22:32:18.549-06:002013-11-19T22:32:18.549-06:00Excellent post! I've read most of of Bultmann&...Excellent post! I've read most of of Bultmann's translated works , and I find him to be a helpful , and I think his work could be used to advance a 'post-colonial theology'. Your dissertation deals with thinking God in an intercultural manner , so I hope it will be published!Paul.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143470434678015241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393723.post-8377222245019520152013-11-19T11:10:43.946-06:002013-11-19T11:10:43.946-06:00Excellent and thorough! I greatly appreciate it.Excellent and thorough! I greatly appreciate it.Brian LePorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05472129663402843316noreply@blogger.com