Apocalypse as Perpetual Advent: The Apocalyptic Sermons of Rudolf Bultmann
The apocalyptic interpretation of the New Testament was developed in the mid-twentieth century in explicit opposition to the work of Rudolf Bultmann, and this conflict has persisted despite the changes that have taken place within the field of apocalyptic theology. This article interrogates the rela...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2018]
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Theology today
Year: 2018, Volume: 75, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-63 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBQ Eschatology RE Homiletics |
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Theology
B Parousia B Bultmann, Rudolf Karl, 1884-1976 B Rutledge B Apocalypse B Bultmann B Dialectical theology B Martyn B Käsemann B Advent B Eschatology B apocalyptic theology |
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| Summary: | The apocalyptic interpretation of the New Testament was developed in the mid-twentieth century in explicit opposition to the work of Rudolf Bultmann, and this conflict has persisted despite the changes that have taken place within the field of apocalyptic theology. This article interrogates the relation between Bultmann and apocalyptic in two ways. First, it takes a second look at the history of twentieth-century theology and shows that the work of Ernst Käsemann, who was instrumental in retrieving apocalyptic as normative for Christian thought, contained two distinct definitions of apocalyptic, only one of which Bultmann rejected. The other definition became the dominant position in later apocalyptic scholarship. Second, the article gives a fresh hearing to Bultmann's theology by exploring his often overlooked Advent and Christmas sermons. Whereas current work in apocalyptic theology focuses on Paul's theology of the cross, Bultmann develops a distinctively existential apocalyptic on the basis of John's theology of advent. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573618763574 |