C. H. Dodd

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 Congregationalist Church, 1915 he was professor of New Testament at Oxford.

In 1930 he received - the first member of a Free Church - a professor of biblical criticism and exegesis at the University of Manchester. From 1935 until his retirement in 1949 he was a professor at the Theological Faculty of Cambridge.

Dodd always tried to combine the rigorous philological analysis of the New Testament text with a view of the whole text. He was considered an eminent scholar of the Septuagint and of the Hermetic writings; his theological theses show the influence of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and theology of Rudolf Otto. According to his interpretation, the end time and the kingdom of God was already dawned and thus become God's forgiveness will obviously in the works of Jesus. For his scientific work Dodd has won many awards.

Works

• The Meaning of Paul for Today. , 1920.
• The Authority of the Bible. 1928.
• The Framework of the Gospel Narrative. In 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 (Eng. The law of freedom. Belief and obedience according to the testimony of the New Testament. 1960th ).
• According to the Scriptures. In 1952.
• The Interpretation of the Fourth Gospel. In 1953.
• The Dialogue form in the Gospels. In 1954/55.
• Historical Tradition in the Fourth Gospel. In 1963.
• The Founder of Christianity. 1970 (Eng. The man, according to which we are called Christians. Limburg 1975. ).