Bultmann argues that the Biblical accounts come from a pre-modern worldview which no longer applies to our modern age. Fill in the contrasting views in the modern worldview column which might suggest Bultmann’s view is correct. Click the suggested response button to compare your answers before printing.
Pre-modern (Bible) worldview | Modern (21st century) worldview |
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The earth is at the centre |
The earth revolves around the sun in a reality of multiple universes |
The heavens are above and the earth beneath |
We float freely attracted by the gravitational pull of the sun, revolving at 6,000 mph |
The earth is the dominion of Satan (the devil) who is at war with God and his angels |
There is no ‘spiritual war’ just a rational debate about the meaning of good and evil |
After death we go either to heaven (above) or to hell (underneath) according to how we’ve lived and our relationship with God |
Hell does not exist and if there is a God then he would be loving and all would be in heaven after death. |