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| Nils A. Dahl studied under Bultmann and disagreed with his professor. Dahl was considered the finest New Testament exegete in the world, so I was honored to study under him for the S.T.M. at Yale University. I took the Gospel of Mark in Greek and NT Christology from him. |
David Becker reviewed the reviews of LCMS professors - the Hamman biography of Rudolph Bultmann, the "great" demythologizer.
Dahl pointed out that Bultmann rose to prominence because the other German scholars died young - he lived to the age of 92. His famous works were derived from the work of others. He was lionized for being a rationalist, and his American fan club promoted his ideas without ceasing.
Becker seems surprised that LCMS professors love Bultmann and urge students and pastors to read this expensive biography - $60, though not as overpriced as CPH mythology books. "Rudolf Bultmann: A Biography, by Konrad Hammann. 657 pages. Polebridge Press. January 16, 2013. List price $60.00, Amazon price $50.06, Amazon Kindle $9.95."
McCain-Harrison made the seminary debacle possible, and Christian News enabled the McCain-Harrison miracles of deception. More importantly, Christian News played a major role in the character assassination of Dr. Walter A. Maier II - who dared teach Justification by Faith. Scaer - a long-time friend of Otten - revealed his jealousy and vindictiveness against WAM II in his bizarre autobiography.
Objective Justification and Bultmann - Two Forms of Rationalism
God is punishing the LCMS with leaders and professors who sneak into the sheepfold to scatter, rend, and murder. They systematically replaced the Reformation's Justification by Faith with the rationalism of Halle University Pietism. They claimed to hang onto Biblical inerrancy (wink ;) while denying the clear, plain teaching of the Bible.
Where does Objective Justification come from - the main source? - Answer - Halle University.
Where do most of the early rationalistic, demythologizing Biblical scholars come from? Answer - Halle University.
I knew the scholars' names from various classes, such as New Testament Christology (Dahl) and background research. When I recently reviewed the history of Halle, I was astounded at the number of pioneer "scholars" who came from there, whose names continue to dominate the history of modern Biblical scholarship.
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| Dahl brought Malherbe to Yale, and I took his class in Thessalonians, in Greek. Dahl, Malherbe, and Wison emphasized the text in the original languages, not the dreamy theories of the celebrity scholars. |
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| Robert Wilson spent a semester on Genesis in Hebrew. He not only rejected the claims of world religion scholars, but smashed them to bits. He let a student answer whether JEDP was a legitimate theory. "What do we do when the facts do not match the theory?" Meek voice - "Dismiss it?" Today's Lutheran leaders do not comprehend Genesis 15:6. |
