This is not a blog about Rudolf Bultmann, nor a space for “demythologizing” the Bible. Rather, this blog proposes the following:
1) The impetus for the composition of the biblical texts are the existential concerns that all humans may encounter, not limited to, but including: identity, justice, and subsistence.
2) These human concerns, therefore, are the crucial issues that biblical faiths must encounter in an honest manner and prioritize ahead of ontological claims such as creedal statements or orthodox doctrine.
via Rudimentary Bible | Existential hermeneutics a la Rudolf “Rudi” Bultmann..
Cannot you not see the beauty of this already?
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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