It is difficult to overestimate the singularity of Rudolf Bultmann. Bultmann's Theology of the New Testament changed the course of New Testament interpretation and has continued to influence the field until today. As ambitious in scope as it is consistent in method, Bultmann's volume asks and provides answers to the big questions. Bultmann also found a way to wed a sober-minded commitment to historical reconstruction to his deep desire for the New Testament to speak to contemporary humans.
Rudolf Bultmann studied at Tubingen, Berlin and Marburg. In 1912 he began his teaching career at Marburg and remained there, except for 5 years, until his retirement in 1951.
VOLUME 1 Introduction Robert Morgan Bibliographies Robert Morgan PART I Presuppositions and Motifs of New Testament Theology CHAPTER1 THE MESSAGE OF JESUS Preliminary Remarks ?1. The Eschatological Message ?2. Jesus' Interpretation of the Demand of God ?3. Jesus' Idea of God ?4. The Question of the Messianic Consciousness of Jesus CHAPTER 2 THE KERYGMA OF THE EARLIEST CHURCH Preliminary Remarks ?5. The Problem of Relationship between the Message of the Earliest Church and the Message of Jesus ?6. The Earliest Church as the Eschatological Congregation ?7. Jesus' Meaning to the Faith of the Earliest Church ?8. Beginnings toward Development of Ecclesiastical Forms CHAPTER3 THE KERYGMA OF THE HELLENISTC CHURCH ASIDE FROM PAUL Preliminary Remarks ?9. The Preaching of God and His Judgment, of Jesus Christ, the Judge and Savior, and the Demand for Faith ?10. Church Consciousness and the Christian's Relation to the World ?11. The Church's Relation to Judaism and the Problem of the Old Testament ?12. Lord and Son of God ?13. The Sacraments ?14. The Spirit ?15. Gnostic Motifs PART II The Theology of Paul ?16. The Historical Position of Paul CHAPTER 4 MAN PRIOR TO THE REVELATION OF FAITH Preliminary Remarks A. The Anthropological Concept Preliminary Remarks ?17. "Soma" (Body) ?18. Psyche, Pneuma, and Zoe ?19. Mind and Conscience ?20. Heart B. Flesh, Sin, and World ?21. Creation and Man ?22. The Term "Flesh" (Sarx) ?23. Flesh and Sin ?24. Sin and Death ?25. The Universality of Sin ?26. The Term "World" (Cosmos) 24 ?27. The Law CHAPTER 5 MAN UNDER FAITH A. The Righteousness of God ?28. The Concept of Righteousness ?29. Righteousness as a Present Reality ?30. Righteousness as God's Righteousness ?31. Reconciliation B. Grace ?32. Grace as Event ?33. Christ's Death and Resurrection as Salvation-occurrence ?34. The Word, the Church, the Sacraments C. Faith ?35. The Structure of Faith ?36. Life in Faith ?37. Faith as Eschatological Occurrence D. Freedom ?38. Freedom from Sin and Walking in the Spirit ?39. Freedom from the Law and the Christian's Attitude toward Men ?40. Freedom from Death VOLUME 2 PART III The Theology of the Gospel of John and the Johannine Epistles CHAPTER 1 ORIENTATION 41. The Historical Position of John 3 CHAPTER 2 JOHANNINE DUALISM 42. World and Man 43 Johannine Determinism 44 The Perversion of the Creation into "the World" CHAPTER 3 THE "KRISIS" OF THE WORLD 45. The Sending of the Son 46. The Offense of the Incarnation of the Word 47. The Revelation of the Glory 48. The Revelation as the Word CHAPTER 4 FAITH 49. Faith as the Hearing of the Word 50. Faith as Eschatological Existence PART IV The Development toward the Ancient Church CHAPTER5 THE RISE OF CHURCH ORDER AND ITS EARLIEST DEVELOPMENT 51. Eschatological Congregation and Church Order 52. The Ecclesiastical Offices 53. The Transformation of the Church's Understanding of Itself CHAPTER 6 THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINE 54. Paradosis and Historical Tradition 55. The Problem of Right Teaching and the Rise of the New Testament Canon 56. Motifs and Types 57. Theology and Cosmology CHAPTER 7 THE CORE OF THE DEVELOPMENT 58 Christology and Soteriology CHAPTER 8 THE PROBLEM OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 59. The Understanding of the Imperative 60 The Content of the Ethical Demand 61. Church Discipline EPILOGUE: THE TASK AND THE HISTORY OF NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY Indices to Volumes 1 and 2 Greek Index New Testament Passages Discussed Subject Index
* "The most significant work of its genre in the twentieth century, Theology of the New Testament is essential for understanding the history and future of biblical theology. The reprint, brilliantly introduced by Robert Morgan, makes available again this stimulating and challenging work." - William Baird, Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Texas Christian University
