Robert W. Funk
Organization founder
1926 – 2005
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Who was Robert W. Funk?
Robert W. Funk, was an American biblical scholar, founder of the controversial Jesus Seminar and the nonprofit Westar Institute in Santa Rosa, California. Funk, an academic, 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 historical Jesus. He and his peers described Jesus' parables as containing shocking messages that contradicted established religious attitudes.
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- Born
- Jul 18, 1926
Evansville - Also known as
- Robert Funk
- Robert Walter Funk
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Butler University
- PhD, Vanderbilt University
Philosophy
( - 1953)
- Lived in
- Santa Rosa
( - 2005/09/03)
- Santa Rosa
- Died
- Sep 3, 2005
Santa Rosa
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on July 23, 2013
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