(1884-1976) German Lutheran NT professor at University of Marburg; associate of Barth; wrote 1. Jesus Christ and Mythology ; 2. History and Eschatology ; 3. Primitive Christianity in Its Contemporary Setting , 4. Theology
of the New Testament , 5. Jesus and the Word , 6. The Form of the Synoptic Tradition , and 7. Kerygma and Myth . He applied Heidegger 's existentialism to theology; pioneer in form criticism of Gospels; developed emythologization.