Charles Harold Dodd

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Charles Harold Dodd (born April 7, 1884 in Wrexham , † September 22, 1973 in Goring-on-Thames) was an English theologian and biblical scholar. He is known for promoting "Realized Eschatology," the belief that Jesus' references to the Kingdom of God meant a present reality rather than a future apocalypse.

Life

Dodd studied at Oxford first classical philology and archeology (1902-1906), then theology (1908-1911). In 1912 he was ordained as pastor of the Congregational Church, in 1915 he became a New Testament lecturer at Oxford.

In 1930 he received - as the first member of a free church - a professorship for biblical criticism and exegesis at the University of Manchester . From 1935 until his retirement in 1949 he was a professor in the theological faculty of Cambridge .

Dodd always tried to combine the strict philological analysis of the New Testament text with a look at the text as a whole. He was considered an outstanding expert on the Septuagint and the Hermetic Scriptures; his theological theses show the influence of Martin Heidegger's philosophy and Rudolf Otto's theology . According to his interpretation, the end times and the kingdom of God had already dawned in the actions of Jesus and thus God's will to forgive became evident. Dodd has received many awards for his scientific work. In 1946 he was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the British Academy .

Works

  • The Meaning of Paul for Today. 1920.
  • The Authority of the Bible. 1928.
  • The Framework of the Gospel Narrative. 1932.
  • The Mind of Paul: A Psychological Approach. 1933.
  • The Bible and the Greeks. 1935.
  • The Parables of the Kingdom. 1935 (3rd edition 1961).
  • The Apostolic Preaching and its Developments. 1936 (8th edition 1956).
  • The First Epistle of John and the Fourth Gospel. 1937.
  • History and the Gospel. 1938 (2nd edition 1964).
  • The Bible Today. 1946.
  • The Johannine Epistles. 1946.
  • Gospel and Law. 1951
    • The law of freedom. Faith and obedience according to the New Testament testimony. 1960.
  • According to the Scriptures. 1952.
  • The Interpretation of the Fourth Gospel. 1953.
  • The Dialogue Form in the Gospels. 1954/55.
  • Historical Tradition in the Fourth Gospel. 1963.
  • The Founder of Christianity. 1970
    • The man after whom we are called Christians. Limburg 1975.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Dodd, Charles Harold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English theologian and biblical scholar
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Wrexham
DATE OF DEATH 22nd September 1973
Place of death Goring-on-Thames