''New Testament and Mythology: The Problem of Demythologizing the New Testament Message'', often shortened to ''New Testament and Mythology'', is an influential and controversial theological essay by Rudolf Bultmann, published in 1941. The essay is generally considered one of the defining theological works of the 20th century. In it, Bultmann stresses the need to understand the New Testament, particularly the

Gospels Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

and their account of Christ, as being mythological in nature.Hübner, Hans. "Demythologizing", in: "In 1941 Rudolf Bultmann (1884–1976) wrote a programmatic essay “Neues Testament und Mythologie. Das Problem der Entmythologisierung der neutestamentlichen Verkündigung" (NT and mythology. The problem of demythologizing the NT proclamation)."

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* Ogden, Schubert, ''Introduction to New Testament and Mythology'', Fortress Press edition 1941 essays 1941 in Christianity Mythology New Testament {{Bible-stub