Robert W. Funk
1926
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2005
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Butler University, Vanderbilt University, Christian Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
occupation: theologian, academic, writer
award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship
Robert W. Funk (July 18, 1926 – September 3, 2005) was an American biblical scholar, founder of the Jesus Seminar and the nonprofit Westar Institute in Santa Rosa, California. Funk sought to promote research and education on what he called biblical literacy. His approach to hermeneutics was historical-critical, with a strongly skeptical view of orthodox Christian belief, particularly concerning the historical Jesus. He and his associates described Jesus' parables as containing shocking messages that contradicted established religious attitudes. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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