Rudolf Karl Bultmann (1884-1976) A giant among 20th c. NT scholars. The son of a German Lutheran pastor, Bultmann studied at Tubingen & Berlin before becoming a student of two eminent gospel scholars at Marburg: Johannes Weiss, who focused modern attention on the importance of eschatology; & Adolf Julicher, who revolutionized the interpretation of Jesus' parables. Both of these influences left ...