Jesus and the Word /. by Rudolf Bultmann, translated by Louise Pettibone Smith, Erminie Huntress Lantero

The kernel of Bultmann's work is a discussion of the life and message of Jesus. Bultmann's work is strictly historical. The reader will not find a sentimental or romantic pictures of Jesus of Nazareth. Instead, we are bound to the text of the New testament, and to the historical circumstances in which the text arose, and with all the resources of Bultmann's immense learning are faced with the living historical reality of the life of Jesus. An historical presentation of the teachings of Jesus in the setting of the thought of his own time. There is here a summary of Bultmann’s controversial method of Biblical interpretation, which tries to recover the deeper meaning behind the mythological concepts of the New Testament. Translator’s Preface Introduction: View Point and Method Chapter 1: The Historical Background for the Ministry of Jesus Chapter 2: The Teaching of Jesus: The Coming of the Kingdom of God Chapter 3: The Teaching of Jesus: The Will of God Chapter 4: The Teaching of Jesus: God the Remote and the Near